Oscar Marin
| Oscar Marin | |
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 Marin with the Rangers in 2019 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 47 | |
| Pitching coach | |
| Born:December 5, 1982 Los Angeles, California | |
Bats:Right Throws:Right | |
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Oscar Marin(born December 5, 1982) is an Americanprofessional baseballcoach.He is thepitching coachfor thePittsburgh PiratesofMajor League Baseball(MLB). He has also coached in MLB for theTexas Rangers.
Playing career
[edit]Marin graduated fromChatsworth High SchoolinChatsworth, California.Marin played forLos Angeles Valley Collegefor two seasons (2001–2002).[1]He then pitched for two seasons (2003–2004) at theUniversity of Arkansas-Little Rock.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Amateur/Minor leagues
[edit]Marin started his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant coach for theUniversity of Arkansas-Little Rockbaseball team.[3]In 2006 and 2007, he was the pitching coach atLos Angeles Valley College.[3]Marin spent 2008 and 2009 as the pitching coach atHarvard-Westlake High SchoolinNorth Hollywood, California.[4][3]
Marin began his career in professional baseball when he joined theTexas Rangersorganization, in 2010, as the pitching coach of theArizona Rangersof theRookie-levelArizona League.He remained in that role from 2010 to 2012. He was the pitching coach for theLeones de Ponceof thePuerto Rican Winter Leagueduring the 2012 offseason.[1]In 2013, Marin was the pitching coach of theSpokane Indiansof theClass A Short SeasonNorthwest League.[5]From 2014 to 2015, he served as pitching coach of theHickory Crawdadsof theClass ASouth Atlantic League.[6]In 2016, Marin was the pitching coach of theHigh Desert Mavericksof theClass A-AdvancedCalifornia League.[3]
Marin left the Rangers organization and was the minor league pitching coordinator for theSeattle Marinersin 2017 and 2018.[7][8]
Texas Rangers
[edit]Marin rejoined the Texas Rangers organization, for the first time on a major league staff, serving as theirbullpen coachfor the 2019 season.[9]
Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit]On December 17, 2019, Marin was hired by thePittsburgh Piratesas their pitching coach.[10]
Awards
[edit]Marin was named the South Atlantic League Coach of the Year for the 2015 season.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Rangers Roster & Staff".MLB.RetrievedApril 19,2019.
- ^"Oscar Marin".The Baseball Cube.RetrievedDecember 5,2018.
- ^abcdShane Philipps (December 3, 2015)."Texas Rangers announce 2016 High Desert Mavericks field staff".MiLB.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
- ^Jason Cole (December 3, 2010)."Rangers announce minor league field staff".247Sports.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
- ^Bud Bareither (January 5, 2013)."Spokane Indians Announce 2013 Coaching Staff".MiLB.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
- ^Mark Parker (September 10, 2015)."Arms Development: An Interview with SAL Coach of the Year Oscar Marin".crawdadsbeat.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
- ^Eric Mandel (December 19, 2016)."Mariners minor-league staff stays largely intact for 2017 season".710 ESPN Seattle.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
- ^Ryan Divish (January 10, 2018)."Mariners announce their minor league coaching and development staff for the 2018 season".The Seattle Times.RetrievedSeptember 22,2019.
- ^"Rangers finalize Woodward's staff with the addition of these two coaches".Fort Worth Star-Telegram.December 4, 2018.RetrievedDecember 5,2018.
- ^Adam Berry (December 17, 2019)."Pirates name Marin as pitching coach".MLB.RetrievedDecember 17,2019.
- ^Aaron Cox (September 1, 2015)."Oscar Marin Named All-Star Coach".MiLB.RetrievedDecember 5,2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromRetrosheet
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Baseball coaches from California
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Los Angeles
- Little Rock Trojans baseball coaches
- Little Rock Trojans baseball players
- Los Angeles Valley Monarchs baseball coaches
- Los Angeles Valley Monarchs baseball players
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Major League Baseball pitching coaches
- Pittsburgh Pirates coaches
- Texas Rangers coaches