Royals Add Marcus Thames To Coaching Staff

Former White Sox Hitting Coach Joins Division Rival

Just weeks after being let go by the White Sox, former hitting coach Marcus Thames has found a new home in the AL Central Division.  The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that they have hired Marcus Thames as their hitting coach. Thames was among four members of the Chicago White Sox coaching staff who were not retained after the season, joining pitching coach Ethan Katz, first base coach Jason Bourgeois, and catching coach Drew Butera. The Wh…

Royals Add Marcus Thames To Coaching Staff

The Royals are hiring former big league outfielder and veteran coach Marcus Thames as a hitting coach, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. He’ll join recently hired Connor Dawson, 32, as a second hitting coach under senior director of hitting Alec Zumwalt. Kansas City did not renew the contracts of now-former assistant hitting coaches Joe Dillon and Keoni DeRenne at season’s end. Thames, 48, enjoyed a decade-long career in the big leagues as an outf…