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Cubs Fire Hitting Coach Von Joshua

By Tom FornelliOct 5th 2009 – 8:15AM

Earlier this season the Chicago Cubs offense was struggling and Milton Bradley was not getting along with hitting coach Gerald Perry. So after considering that Bradley was making a significantly larger chunk of cash than Perry was, the team decided to relieve Perry of his duties and called up Von Joshua from their Triple-A...

Background on Von Joshua

Von Everett Joshua (born May 1, 1948 in Oakland, California) was an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–71, 1973–74 and 1979), San Francisco Giants (1975–76), Milwaukee Brewers (1976–77) and San Diego Padres (1980).

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