Phil Plantier and Marcus Thames, now with the Angels, were instrumental in helping Urshela thrive offensively with the Yankees.
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels have reunited Gio Urshela with the hitting coach who was there when he turned his career around.
Urshela said Plantier mostly helped change his approach, getting him to pull the ball with a little more power into the gaps instead of simply spraying it to the opposite field. Urshela, 31, has started 520 big-league games at third and 39 at shortstop. He provides an insurance policy if third baseman Anthony Rendon gets hurt again, and he can also fill in at other spots. Nevin said Urshela could play shortstop “once or twice a week” when the season starts, and he didn’t rule out the possibility of him playing even more.
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