Alan Cockrell, a former Broadmoor-area resident and ex-major league player and hitting coach, is currently working as a private hitting instructor in the Charlotte, N.C., area. Cockrell, 56, last ...

An adage from the first day of sports remains in play today. “Players win; coaches lose’’ has stood the test of time. In April of last season, Alan Cockrell was in his first season — the Yankees’ ...

Alan Cockrell, Joplin Parkwood High School graduate who’s in his first full season as hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies, has been named to the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame. Cockrell, an ...

SEATTLE — Hitting coach Alan Cockrell was fired by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, becoming the fall guy for an underperforming offense that is the worst in the American League. The Mariners then went ...

Yankees hitting coach, Alan Cockrell would be considered typical of modern day instructors in that he had a total of eight at-bats in a major league uniform, and that was when he was 33. The ...

Jacoby Ellsbury has barely resembled the player the Yankees hoped they were getting when they signed him to a $153 million deal prior to the 2014 season, and it’s up to hitting coach Alan Cockrell to ...

HOUSTON — During Didi Gregorius’ first spring training with the Yankees in 2015, general manager Brian Cashman had a question for hitting coach Jeff Pentland. “He asked me, ‘When is he going to hit?’ ...

BOSTON — Alan Cockrell stood behind the cage during early batting practice at Fenway Park on Friday, still searching for answers for a Yankees offense that has gotten off to an ugly start. But if ...

Former Broadmoor area resident Alan Cockrell lives in Charlotte, N.C., where he is a private batting instructor. Alan Cockrell, a former Broadmoor-area resident and ex-major league player and hitting ...