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Corey Dickerson is going back to the big leagues — as first-base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays. After one season as the coach at Jackson Academy, McComb native Dickerson has been hired by the Rays, one of the eight teams he played for in an 11-year MLB career. “I look forward to him bringing his experience and expertise to the major league club,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said in a statement. Dickerson batted .280 for his big league career and finished with 1,028 hits, last playing with Washington in 2023. He played at Brookhaven Academy and Meridian Community College before being drafted by Colorado in 2010. JA went 21-15 under Dickerson last spring. P.S. St. Louis’ trade of Willson Contreras to Boston presumably opens up the Cardinals’ first-base job for 2026. That might be good news for Blaze Jordan, the ex-DeSoto Central High standout who played at Triple-A Memphis in the St. Louis system in 2025. Jordan, 23, who has played first and third in his minor league career, hit .248 with 13 homers and 62 RBIs overall at the Triple-A level. He was traded from Boston to St. Louis in July. He is rated the Cardinals’ No. 20 prospect by MLB Pipeline. … Ex-Mississippi State star Adam Frazier remains a free agent, but rumors are the Kansas City Royals really want to re-sign him as a utility piece. Frazier batted .283 in 56 games with the Royals last summer (after a trade from Pittsburgh) and played four positions. A 10-year MLB vet, Frazier recently turned 34.