Yahoo! Sports: Blue Jays fire hitting coach

TORONTO (AP) -- The slumping Toronto Blue Jays fired hitting coach Mike Barnett on Monday and replaced him with first-base coach Mickey Brantley.

The Blue Jays are 9-11 after losing seven of eight. They were swept last weekend in Baltimore and outscored 24-7.

Toronto is batting .270, seventh in the AL. The Blue Jays' 95 runs ranked sixth in the league.