Cubs Fire Hitting Coach Jaramillo
Sep 5, 2014 3:57 AM
The Cubs have fired hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo.
James Rowson, Chicago's minor league hitting coordinator, was named interim hitting coach.
The 35-year-old joined the Cubs organization in the offseason after spending the past six seasons in the Yankees organization.
The Cubs ranked fifteenth in the 16-team National League in on-base percentage at .304 at the start of play Tuesday. They were 14th in runs scored at 222 and 10th in batting average at .247.
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