SEATTLE — Since Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson and senior director of hitting strategy Edgar Martinez were hired in August of last season, they've preached an aggressive mindset on the bases.
The Seattle Mariners announced their 2025 coaching staff on Tuesday, with a few notable changes. First, former big leaguer Eric Young Jr. returns to the organization and will serve as first base coach.
The Seattle Mariners made several moves to their coaching staff on Tuesday. The big headliner of the transactions was decade-long Atlanta Braves coach Kevin Seitzer joining the Mariners in the same role and Edgar Martinez overseeing the hitting program as the Senior Director of Hitting Strategy.
The Mariners announced their full 2025 coaching staff today. Most of the names are either holdovers from 2024 or were previously reported, though there were a couple of new names.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
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