Stottlemyre out as Seattle pitching coach
Nov 25, 2008 - 11:34 PM SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Seattle Mariners pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre will not be a part of new manager Don Wakamatsu's staff.Stottlemyre told the Seattle Times on Monday that he has been informed he will not be retained by the Mariners for the 2009 season.
Wakamatsu was named Seattle manager on Friday.
"I had a desire to come back, but at the same time, I let them know that a new manager should be able to bring in his own coaching staff," Stottlemyre told the newspaper.
A Washington native and winner of 164 games in the major leagues, Stottlemyre, 67, completed his first season with the Mariners.
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