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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Johnny Narron has been hired as hitting coach of the Milwaukee Brewers to replace Dale Sveum, who became manager of the Chicago Cubs two weeks ago.

Narron had been assistant hitting coach of the Texas Rangers after serving three years as a special assignment coach.

The older brother of Brewers bench coach Jerry Narron, he spent four years in the Milwaukee organization as hitting coach at Rookie Helena (2003, 2006), manager at Helena (2004) and hitting coach at Class A Brevard County (2005).

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The Milwaukee Brewers have hired Johnny Narron as hitting coach to replace the departed Dale Sveum. Sveum was hired two weeks ago to become manager of the Chicago Cubs. Narron was an assistant hitting coach with the Texas Rangers following three years as a special assignment coach. Narron is the older brother of Brewers bench coach Jerry Narron. He has previously spent four years working in the minors of the Brewers organization.

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers named Johnny Narron hitting coach on Monday, replacing Dale Sveum, who was hired as manager of the Chicago Cubs earlier this month.

Narron, 60, was most recently the assistant hitting coach of the Texas Rangers.  He is the older brother of Brewers bench coach Jerry Narron.

“Johnny comes highly recommended by a number of experienced uniformed Major League personnel around baseball,” Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin said in a news release.  “He has been an instrumental part of a very productive offensive ball club in Texas over the last four seasons.  He is a hard-working individual who comes to the ballpark with a well-prepared plan each day.”

Narron previously worked in the Brewers organization as the hitting coach at Helena in 2003 and 2006, and managed there in 2004.  He served as the hitting coach at Class-A Brevard County and Class-A West Virginia in 2005.