Manny Act, Tony Arnerich, Trent Blank, Jarrett DeHart, Perry Hill, Christopher Negron, Carson Vitale and Pete Woodworth return to Major League workers; Stephen Vogt joins workers as Bullpen & Quality Control Coach
SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto and Mariners Manager Scott Servais introduced in the present day the Major League teaching workers for the 2023 season.
The Mariners 2023 workers consists of two adjustments from 2022:
- Trent Blanktransitions to Major League Coach and Director of Pitching Strategy.
- Stephen Vogtemployed as Bullpen and Quality Control Coach.
In his new function, Blank will transfer from the bullpen to the dugout throughout video games, permitting him to have a better affect all through the group, whereas working with each starters and relievers.
Vogt joins the Mariners Major League workers within the first yr following his retirement from his taking part in profession, taking on Blank’s duties within the bullpen in addition to working as a Quality Control Coach.
In addition, Manny Act (Third Base Coach), Tony Arnerich (Hitting Coach), Jarrett DeHart (Hitting Coach, Director of Hitting Strategy), Perry Hill (Infield Coach), Christopher Negron (First Base Coach), Carson Vitale (Major League Field Coordinator) and Pete Woodworth (Pitching Coach) will all return to the Mariners Major League workers in the identical roles in 2023.
“I’m thrilled that we’re capable of return our total teaching workers for the 2023 season,” Servais mentioned. “Our coaches did an amazing job serving to our gamers enhance and put together every single day in 2022, they usually deserve a variety of credit score for the success we had. With the addition of Stephen Vogt and a brand new function for Trent in 2023, we’re nicely outfitted to construct on the profitable basis we now have established right here. I really like working with this group, and I can not wait to get rolling once more at Spring Training.”
SEATTLE MARINERS 2022 MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGER, COACHING STAFF
- supervisor — Scott Servais (eighth yr as Seattle Manager, twenty first yr in teaching/participant growth in professional baseball)
- Third Base Coach — Manny Act (sixth yr as Third Base Coach, eighth yr on Seattle workers, twenty ninth yr as professional coach)
- Hitting Coach — Tony Arnerich (2nd yr as Hitting Coach, seventh yr as professional coach)
- ML Coach, Director Pitching Strategy — Trent Blank (1st yr as ML Coach and Director of Pitching Strategy, 4th yr on Seattle workers, fifth yr as professional coach)
- Hitting Coach, Director Hitting Strategy — Jarrett DeHart (2nd yr as Hitting Coach, 4th yr on Seattle workers, fifth yr as professional coach)
- Infield Coach — Perry Hill (fifth yr as Infield Coach, thirty first yr as professional coach)
- First Base Coach — Christopher Negron (2nd yr as First Base Coach, 4th yr in teaching/participant growth in professional baseball)
- ML Field Coordinator — Carson Vitale (4th yr as ML Field Coordinator, twelfth yr as professional coach)
- Bullpen and Quality Control Coach — Stephen Vogt (1st yr as Bullpen and Quality Control Coach, 1st yr as professional coach)
- Pitching Coach — Pete Woodworth (third yr as Pitching Coach, seventh yr as professional coach)
- Bullpen Catcher — Fleming Baez (eighth yr as Bullpen Catcher)
- Bullpen Catcher — Justin Novak (1st yr as Bullpen Catcher)
- Batting Practice Pitcher — Nasusel Cabrera (ninth yr as Batting Practice Pitcher)
“2022 noticed our group make an actual breakthrough and our Major League workers deserves a variety of credit score for the work they’ve finished alongside the way in which,” Dipoto mentioned. “As such, we start 2023 with a return engagement for all the 2022 ML workers, plus one thrilling addition as we welcome Steven Vogt to the workers. As we proceed to evolve as a group, we will probably be lucky to do it with what I really consider is likely one of the high teaching staffs in MLB. Our workers continues to function an exquisite mixture of management, experience, creativity, and vitality that contributes to what has change into a profitable setting.”
Stephen Vogt (Bullpen and Quality Control Coach) will probably be in his 1st season as an expert coach. He retired from a 10-year Major League profession this offseason after showing in 70 video games with the Oakland Athletics in the course of the 2022 marketing campaign. During his Major League profession, he was a two-time American League All-Star with the Oakland A’s (2015 & ’16), whereas showing with 6 totally different golf equipment all through his profession. He resides in Olympia, WA along with his spouse Alissa, daughter Payton and two sons, Clark and Bennett.
Tony Arnerich (Hitting Coach) will probably be in his 2nd season as one of many membership’s Major League Hitting Coaches. He spent the 2020 & 2021 seasons because the Mariners Minor League Field and Catching Coordinator. Arnerich joined the Mariners six years in the past and spent his first three seasons (2017–2019) because the group’s Assistant Hitting Coordinator/Catching Coordinator. After retiring as a participant in 2005, Arnerich spent 9 seasons as a university coach, together with from 2007 to 2014 as an assistant coach at Cal (Berkeley), the place he helped lead the Golden Bears to a 2011 College World Series berth.
Manny Act (Third Base Coach) returns for his sixth season because the membership’s Third Base Coach, his eighth season general on Seattle’s teaching workers. He spent two seasons (2018–2019) because the membership’s Bench Coach. The 2022 season will probably be his nineteenth season as a Big League coach or supervisor. He managed the Cleveland Indians (2010–12) and Washington Nationals (2007–09) and, along with Seattle, has been a Major League third base coach with New York-NL (2005–06) and Montreal (2002–04) .
Trent Blank (Major League Coach & Director of Pitching Strategy) enters his 1st season as ML Coach & Director of Pitching Strategy after spending the previous two seasons because the membership’s Bullpen Coach (2021 & 2022). He spent the 2020 season because the membership’s Acting Bullpen Coach earlier than being promoted to Bullpen Coach previous to the 2021 season. The 2023 season will probably be his 4th on a Big League teaching workers and his fifth as a coach within the Mariners group. He joined the Mariners because the Coordinator of Pitching Strategy in 2019 and was tabbed to serve in that function once more in 2020 earlier than becoming a member of the Big League teaching workers. Prior to becoming a member of the Mariners group, he spent 4 years with TMI Sports Medicine working as a Baseball Performance Specialist. Blank was initially chosen by Colorado within the thirtieth spherical of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Baylor University. He appeared in 3 seasons (2012–14) within the Rockies minor league system.
Jarrett DeHart (Hitting Coach & Director of Hitting Strategy) enters his 2nd season because the membership’s Hitting Coach & Director of Hitting Strategy. He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons as Asst. Hitting Coach. He was roving minor league hitting strategist for the Mariners in 2019. In that function, he typically frolicked with the Seattle large league hitters, in addition to his work all through Seattle’s minor league system. He spent the 2018 season because the hitting coach for the Arizona League Mariners. He performed collegiately at LSU (2013–14) and Tulane University (2015–17).
Perry Hill (Infield Coach) returns for his fifth season with the Mariners and his twenty eighth season as a Big League coach in 2023. Hill’s gamers have gained a complete of 10 Gold Glove Awards throughout his profession, together with Mariners Gold Glove Award Winners JP Crawford and Evan White in 2020. “Bone” performed one season of minor league baseball with Class-A Rio Grande Valley in 1976 earlier than starting his teaching profession.
Christopher Negron (First Base Coach) will probably be in his 2nd season because the membership’s First Base Coach. He can also be answerable for outfield play and baserunning. The upcoming season will probably be his 4th within the Mariners group after serving as Manager for the Tacoma Rainiers in 2021 and Assistant to the Director of Player Development in 2020. Negrón was voted Triple-A West Manager of the Year in 2021 after main the Rainiers to a league championship with a 78–52 (.600) mark. Negron appeared in components of six Major League seasons as a participant with Cincinnati (2012, 2014–15), Arizona (2017–18), Seattle (2018–19) and Los Angeles-NL (2019).
Carson Vitale (Major League Field Coordinator) returns for his 4th season because the membership’s Major League Field Coordinator. He spent the 2018–19 seasons because the Mariners minor league discipline coordinator the place he was answerable for all facets of the on-field work finished within the Player Development division by the Mariners gamers and workers. He joined the Mariners group after spending two seasons (2016–17) because the Los Angeles Dodgers International Field Coordinator. He additionally spent 4 seasons (2012–15) within the participant growth division of the Los Angeles Angels. Carson was supervisor of the Dominican Summer League Angels in 2014–15. He is a graduate (2010) of Creighton University, and was a thirty eighth spherical choice by the Texas Rangers within the 2010 First Year Player Draft.
Pete Woodworth (Pitching Coach) will probably be in his 4th season because the membership’s Pitching Coach. Following the 2022 season, he was acknowledged by Baseball America because the Major League Coach of the Year. Prior to becoming a member of the Big League workers, he spent the 2019 season because the pitching coach for the Arkansas Travelers, the Mariners affiliate within the Double-A Texas League. Following the 2019 season, Woodworth was named the Texas League Coach of the Year. The 2023 season will probably be his eighth within the Mariners group. He spent 2017 and 2018 because the pitching coach for High-A Modesto after becoming a member of the Mariners on June 22, 2016 because the pitching coach at Class-A Clinton. He got here to the Seattle group from his alma mater, Florida Gulf Coast University.
In addition, Nasusel Cabrera will stay with the Big League workers in his place as batting apply pitcher and Fleming Baez will return as bullpen catcher. Justin Novak joins the workers as bullpen catcher, returning to the Mariners group after spending the 2022 season as a Major League Coaching Assistant with the San Diego Padres. Novak beforehand spent three seasons with the Mariners from 2019–2021, serving as Interpreter/Bullpen Catcher in 2019 and transitioning into Player Development for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.