contend for a World Series championship gets off to poor start, someone — usually the hitting or pitching coach — pays the price. It's almost a baseball tradition. Sometimes the move helps. Last ...

Hit the bricks: The Los Angeles Angels made batting coach Mickey Hatcher the scapegoat for one of the worst offenses in the major leagues by firing him Tuesday night. The team announced the switch to ...

Mark Saxon covers the St. Louis Cardinals for ESPN.com. He served as the Dodgers team reporter for ESPNLosAngeles.com. through the 2015 season. He spent six years at the Orange County Register, and ...

On the day Albert Pujols enjoyed his first three-hit game in a month and the Los Angeles Angels had 12 hits in a win over the Oakland Athletics, the club fired longtime hitting coach Mickey Hatcher.