Cubs officially name Buckner as Boise coach

Cubs first baseman Bill Buckner in a Tribune archive file photo dated June 16, 1982.

By Dave Van Dyck, Tribune reporter

6:34 p.m. CST, December 30, 2011

The Cubs named former first baseman Bill Buckner as the hitting coach at Class A Boise, confirming what has been known for a week.

Buckner, who won the 1980 batting title for the Cubs and served as White Sox hitting coach in 1996-97, rejoins the Cubs after a year as manager with the independent Brockton Sox (51-42).

Buckner is an Idaho native and has owned property in the northwest. Boise plays in the Northwest League as a short-season team, beginning play on June 15.

Buckner replaces Desi Wilson, who was named the hitting coach for the Cubs' Class A Daytona team.

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