Feeling the need to get players more convicted in their plan in the batters’ box, the Rangers on Monday, opted to turn the hitting program over to a name long on playing experience and short on coaching experience.

Former big league All-Star infielder Bret Boone was hired Monday as a hitting coach for the Texas Rangers, who are last in the American League in runs scored. It will be the first time Boone, the 56-year-old older brother of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone,

The Rangers need a spark for the offense. They’re looking to outside sources to fix it. The Rangers announced on Monday that they are hiring Bret Boone as their new hitting coach. He will join the off