ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Diamondbacks name Chris Cron minor league hitting coordinator

Jan 11, 2014, 1:42 AM | Updated: 1:42 am

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday they have hired Chris Cron to join the organization as the club’s minor league hitting coordinator.

Cron, 49, previously was the manager of the Detroit Tigers’ Double-A affiliate. He will enter his 30th season in professional baseball when he starts with the Diamondbacks organization.

Cron won Manager of the Year awards in the Carolina League in 1998 and the Pioneer League in 2010, and he led a Chicago White Sox affiliate to a Pioneer League Championship in 2008.

The D-backs’ new hitting coach also played 12 years in the minor leagues for the White Sox, Atlanta Braves, California Angels and Cleveland Indians. He had stints with the Angels and the White Sox in the Majors in 1991 and 1992, respectively.

Cron is a native of Albuquerque, N.M., and was selected by Atlanta in the second round of the 1984 draft.

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