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SHAREPosted: Monday December 1, 2008 4:25PM; Updated: Monday December 1, 2008 4:25PM
Mariners add two coaches |
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Ty Van Burkelo will be Seattle's bench coach and Lee Tinsely will coach first baseVan Burkelo had been the A's hitting coach; Tinsley was on Arizona's staff |
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners have hired Ty Van Burkleo as bench coach and Lee Tinsley as first base coach. New Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said Monday that he is bringing Van Burkleo with him from Oakland. Van Burkleo was in his second season as the hitting coach for the Athletics in 2008, while Wakamatsu was the bench coach for the A's. Tinsley spent last season as the first base coach and outfield coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. When they begin spring training in February, the Mariners will have a new general manager, new manager and entirely new coaching staff from the one that began 2008. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  | 
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