Mike Brumley hired as M's third-base coach

The Mariners have hired Mike Brumley to replace the fired Bruce Hines as third-base coach, the team announced this afternoon. "We talked to candidates inside and outside the organization," general manager Jack Zduriencik said in a press release, "and Mike will be a great fit for us. He's had experience as a major league shortstop, a minor league manager and third base coach and as a minor league field coordinator." Brumley's career intersected with manager Don Wakamatsu when he served as the Texas Rangers' field coordinator from 2005-07, and as a minor-league manager in the Angels' organization from 2001-04. The last three seasons he was a Triple-A manager at Salt Lake. Wakamatsu was a Rangers' coach from 2003-07, and was a field coordinator for the Angels in 2001-02. "I have had the opportunity to work with Mike in the past," Wakamatsu said, "and know first hand of his passion for winning and skill as a teacher. He will be a good fit on our staff."