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Texas Rangers Hitting Coach Scott Coolbaugh Talks About His Brother Mike On The Four Year Anniversary Of His Death

It’s been four years to the day since tragedy struck Minor League Baseball when Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh was struck with a line drive and killed while coaching first base during the Drillers game at Arkansas. Coolbaugh’s brother Scott is now the Texas Rangers’ hitting coach. In the story Scott talks about his brothers memory, forming the Diamond Dreams foundation, and how tough it was not to be able to call his brother and tell him he was headed to the big leagues.

Coolbaugh feels brother’s presence, four years after tragedy