Israeli WBC coach Kinsler joins Texas

Ian Kinsler (41), who coached the Israel national team in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), joined the American Professional Baseball (MLB) Texas Rangers as the front desk.

The Texas team announced on the 7th (Korean time) that it had recruited Kinsler, a former franchise star, as a special assistant to general manager Chris Young. Kinsler, who made his Texas debut in 2006, played as an infielder until 2013.

After that, he played for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres before retiring after the 2019 season.

Kinsler, who was also selected as an All-Star four times, 수원출장마사지 recorded a batting average of 0.269, 257 homers, and 909 RBIs in his 14 years in the major leagues, and was also listed in the Texas Club Hall of Fame.

Kinsler, who is scheduled to be in charge of player development in the minor leagues, said, “I am very happy to be back on the team where I first more info started as a major leaguer.”

In the 4th WBC in 2017, Kinsler, who competed as the US national team and won the championship, participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the Israeli national team and hit a two-run home run against Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions). Ahead of this WBC, he was appointed as the head coach of the Israeli national team.

Israel will play in Group D with the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

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