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Encyclopedia > John McLaren (baseball)

John Lowell McLaren (born September 29, 1951 in Galveston, Texas) is the current manager for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball, having replaced Mike Hargrove on July 1, 2007. Previously, he served as the Mariners' bench coach in the first part of the 2007 season and from 1998-2003, and as a coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays under Lou Piniella. Earlier, he was the Mariners' bullpen coach and then third-base coach. John McLaren is the name of several people: John McLaren (park superintendent) (1846–1943), built Golden Gate Park John McLaren (politician) (1831–1910), Scottish Liberal MP and judge John McLaren (cricketer) (1886–1921), Australian cricketer, John McLaren (baseball) (fl. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Galveston redirects here. ... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre returning to the dugout (September 2005). ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... Dudley Michael Hargrove (born October 26, 1949 in Perryton, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player and was last manager of the Seattle Mariners. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1998–present) East Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 12, 42 Name Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–present) Other nicknames The D-Rays, The Rays Ballpark Tropicana Field (1998–present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) none Division titles... Louis Victor Piniella (born August 28, 1943, in Tampa, Florida) is the current manager of the Chicago Cubs and a former Major League Baseball outfielder. ...


He graduated from Westbury High School in Houston, Texas in 1970, and attended Blinn College, the University of St. Thomas and Houston Baptist University. Westbury High School Westbury High School is a secondary school located at 11911 Chimney Rock in the Westbury neighborhood of southwest Houston, Texas. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... Blinn College is a two-year academic institution based in Brenham, Texas with campuses in Brenham, Bryan, Texas, Schulenburg, Texas, and Sealy, Texas. ... The University of St. ... Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU) is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960. ...


He was selected by the Houston Astros in the seventh round of the 1970 June draft and was assigned to the Covington Astros of the Appalachian League. McLaren hit a home run in his first professional game on June 30. He led Western Carolinas League catchers in putouts and assists in 1971, and in 1973 at Columbus led Southern League catchers in fielding. His best offensive season came in 1975, when he batted .270 with 13 home runs and 57 runs batted in for the Iowa Oaks and Dubuque Packers. Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... The Appalachian League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Virginia and Tennessee region. ... Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Western Carolinas League was a Class D (1948-52, 1960-62) and a low Class A (1963-79) full-season league in American minor league baseball. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly-ball when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods: tagging a runner with the ball touching a base that a runner on a force play is trying to reach catching... In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being the rare sport in which the defensive team controls the ball. ... Class-Level Double-A (1991-present) Minor League affiliations Southern League (1991-Present) Northern Division Major League affiliations Florida Marlins (1993-Present) Houston Astros (1991-1992) Name Carolina Mudcats (1991-present) Ballpark Five County Stadium Minor League titles League titles 1995,2003 Division titles Owner(s)/Operated by: Steve Bryant... The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. ... In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player handles a batted ball properly. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... Class-Level Triple-A Minor League affiliations Pacific Coast League (1998-Present) American Conference North Division American Association (1969-1997) Major League affiliation Chicago Cubs (1981-Present) Chicago White Sox (1976-1980) Houston Astros (1975) Chicago White Sox (1973-1974) Oakland Athletics (1969-1973) Current uniform Name Iowa Cubs (1982... The Dubuque Packers are a former Minor League Baseball Team that played in the Missisippi-Ohio Valley League from 1954-55 and the Midwest League from 1956-1967 and 1974-1976. ...


McLaren entered MLB as the third-base coach of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1986 after eight years as a skipper in the Toronto farm system. He coached for the Blue Jays through 1990, then was the bullpen coach for the 1991 Boston Red Sox before joining Piniella's coaching staff with the 1992 Cincinnati Reds. He followed Piniella to Seattle and Tampa Bay from 1993 through 2005. McLaren also served as the third-base coach for Team USA during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Other nicknames The Jays Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 8 - Willie McCovey is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and becomes the 16th player elected in his first year of eligibility. ... The farm system is a slang term used in baseball to refer to the systematic control or ownership of minor league baseball clubs by major league teams, who move players from the lowest to the highest classification as they gain experience and enjoy success at each level. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1990 throughout the world. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 8 - Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Carew becoming the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... The following are the baseball events of the year 1992 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine... The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. ...


In 1991, McLaren was inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the manager for the Carolina League Kinston Eagles in 1981 and Kinston Blue Jays in 1982. These are lists of people who have been associated with the professional baseball teams that have been based in Kinston, North Carolina. ... The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. ... Former minor league baseball team located in Kinston, NC. The Kinston Eagles was a name used by the teams of Kinston on and off from 1925 to 1986. ... Former minor league baseball team located in Kinston, NC. The Kinston Blue Jays were the Toronto Blue Jays minor league Class A team in the Carolina League from 1982-1985. ...


McLaren currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ...


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Preceded by
Mike Hargrove
Seattle Mariners Manager
2007-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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