Ian Kinsler, who played for the Texas Rangers in the past, is back. He has already announced his retirement from active duty, so he is performing a front desk job.

Texas said on its official SNS on the 7th (Korean time), “Kinsler, who was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame, returned to the team as a special assistant to the general manager. He gives a welcome applause.”

Kinsler made his debut for Texas in 2006 and was the starting second baseman for the next eight years. After that he went through the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres.

He recorded a career batting average of 0.269, 257 homers, 909 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.777, and in particular, he hit 1,999 hits, one short of 2,000 hits. Kinsler is a four-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove winner, and in 2018, he also harvested a championship ring wearing a Boston uniform.

After his retirement, Kinsler also took on the role of baseball operations and player development assistant at San Diego. He is said to be in charge of developing minor league players in Texas.토토사이트

“I am happy to be back in Texas. I grew up here, and my career has influenced me a lot. I want to help them too. “I’m really looking forward to the players I brought in this offseason.”

Meanwhile, Kinsler will also be active as the head coach of the Israeli national team in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) to be held next month. He is expected to stay at Texas spring training until the tournament begins.

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