The Seattle Mariners brought back Eric Young Jr., who had spent time with the organization already.
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 brought on Eric Young Jr. as the first base coach after he spent the past two seasons in the same role with the Washington Nationals.Young had a decade-long playing career from 2009-2018 with the Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels. He led the National League in steals in 2013 with the Rockies and Mets. His last stop was a minor league deal with Seattle. He signed a minor league deal on March 26, 2019, and was released on July 23 of that same year. After two seasons in the Mexican League, he joined the coaching staff of the Mariners Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers. He coached one season in Tacoma before leaving to take the coaching role with the Nationals.Young also was in charge of base running when he coached with Washington. Under his instruction, Washington was 12th in steals in 2023 with 127 and first in that category in 2024 with 223.The Mariners were ninth in steals in 2024 with 140. Dylan Moore, Victor Robles and Julio Rodriguez all had more than 20 steals for Seattle last year. Moore and Robles crossed the 30-steal mark. The Mariners were one of the more aggressive teams in the league after Martinez and manager Dan Wilson were hired on Aug. 22. Under Young, that trend is likely to continue.The Seattle Mariners new coach went on the Foul Territory Podcast on Tuesday to talk about his role with the team following his decade-long stint with the Atlanta Braves.The Seattle Mariners confirmed reports that a long-time and well-accomplished Atlanta Braves hitting coach will be joining the coaching staff for 2025.
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