Phil Plantier is the latest hitting coach to be fired by the San Diego Padres. Plantier was dismissed Wednesday after three years on the job. The Padres hit .226 last year, worst in the big leagues. They were hitting .210 on June 30. Plantier had been the sixth hitting coach since the Padres began playing in spacious Petco Park in 2004. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11746057/san-diego-padres-fire-hitting-coach-phil-plantier