The Seattle Mariners have made a shocking move on the coaching staff before Friday's series-opener with the Los Angeles Angels. Here's what you need to know:
Brant Brown out as Mariners bench coach and offensive coordinator, sources tell @TheAthletic. Mariners lead AL West by three games, but are 29th in majors in runs per game, ahead of only the White Sox. Brown, previously with Dodgers and Marlins, was in first season with club.. Mariners lead AL West by three games, but are 29th in majors in runs per game, ahead of only the White Sox. Brown, previously with Dodgers and Marlins, was in first season with club.
After an off-season spent trying to make more contact at the plate, the M's hitters rank last in baseball in strikeouts by a wide margin. They've fanned 594 times, which is 27 more than Oakland . There's no way of telling if Brown is at fault for the team's approach or lack of success, or if he's being made a scapegoat, but this likely also ratchets up the pressure on manager Scott Servais, who has one less person to scapegoat moving forward.
The 52-year-old Brown had previously worked in the Mariners organization at the minor league level. He also played parts of five seasons in the big leagues with the Cubs, Pirates, and Marlins. He was a lifetime .247 hitter who hit 45 career home runs.Follow Inside the Mariners on social media
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