John McLaren (baseball)
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John Lowell McLaren (born September 29, 1951 in Galveston, Texas) is currently the manager for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball, having replaced Mike Hargrove on July 1, 2007. Previously, he served as the Mariners' bench coach in the first part of the 2007 season and from 1998-2003, and as a coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays under Lou Piniella. Earlier, he was the Mariners' bullpen coach and then third-base coach.
He graduated from Westbury High School in Houston, Texas in 1970, and attended Blinn College, the University of St. Thomas and Houston Baptist University.
He was selected by the Houston Astros in the seventh round of the 1970 June draft and was assigned to the Covington Astros of the Appalachian League. McLaren hit a home run in his first professional game on June 30. He led Western Carolinas League catchers in putouts and assists in 1971, and in 1973 at Columbus led Southern League catchers in fielding. His best offensive season came in 1975, when he batted .270 with 13 home runs and 57 runs batted in for the Iowa Oaks and Dubuque Packers.
McLaren entered MLB as the third-base coach of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1986 after eight years as a skipper in the Toronto farm system. He coached for the Blue Jays through 1990, then was the bullpen coach for the 1991 Boston Red Sox before joining Piniella's coaching staff with the 1992 Cincinnati Reds. He followed Piniella to Seattle and Tampa Bay from 1993 through 2005. All told, McLaren spent 21½ years as a coach in major league baseball until he was elevated to the Mariners' managerial post. McLaren also served as the third-base coach for Team USA during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
In 1991, McLaren was inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the manager for the Carolina League Kinston Eagles in 1981 and Kinston Blue Jays in 1982.
McLaren currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
McLaren made an attempt at a profanity laced tirade on June 4, 2008 after the Mariners got swept by the Angels at home, seeing their record fall to 21-39.
[edit] Managerial record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| SEA | 2007 | 43 | 41 | .512 | 2nd in AL West | - | - | - | |
| SEA | 2008 | 21 | 39 | .350 | 4th in AL West | - | - | - | |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- McLaren bio on SeattleMariners.com
- Press release naming McLaren Mariners bench coach
- January 2007 article
| Preceded by Mike Hargrove |
Seattle Mariners Manager 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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