CLEVELAND, Ohio — Terry Francona’s coaching staff suffered another loss Thursday when the Mariners announced they have hired Justin Toole to serve as player development director. Toole ...

The struggle for professional baseball players isn’t making it to the Big Leagues. It’s surviving the minors. Justin Toole graduated from Hawkeye baseball in 2009 and was drafted by the Cleveland ...

Justin Toole put aside fielding baseballs Friday and instead fielded questions from curious fourth- and fifth-graders at Mitchellville Elementary School. The minor league utility player visited ...