Dave Hansen, the Angels’ hitting coach the past two seasons and as assistant for two years before that, will not return in 2018, the team announced on Wednesday. There were no announcements made re…
Dave Hansen, the Angels’ hitting coach the past two seasons and as assistant for two years before that, will not return in 2018, the team announced on Wednesday.
There were no announcements made regarding the rest of the coaching staff.
Hansen, 48, had formerly worked as hitting coach for the Dodgers and Seattle Mariners. He spent 11 of his 15 years as a player with the Dodgers, emerging as a pinch-hitting specialist.
He was hired as the Angels assistant hitting coach prior to the 2014 season, half of which he spent as the primary hitting coach after hitting coach Don Baylor suffered a broken leg on opening day. The Angels led the majors in scoring that season.
Hansen was promoted to hitting coach prior to the 2016 season. The Angels finished 10th in the league in runs in 2016 and 11th this Lately, though they have struggled at the plate. The Angels finished 11th in 2017.
