Daren Brown
Encyclopedia
Daren D. Brown is an American
baseball
manager
, presently employed as the manager of the minor league
Tacoma Rainiers
. The son of big leaguer Paul Brown
and nephew of Jackie Brown
, Brown was a pitcher
in the Toronto Blue Jays
minor league system from 1989–1993, and with the Amarillo Dillas
of the independent Texas-Louisiana League from 1994–1999. He worked as a player-coach
and player-manager during his time with the Dillas. Since 2000 he has been a manager in the Seattle Mariners
minor league system, and has managed the Rainiers since 2007 except for a brief stint as interim manager of the Mariners during the 2010 season.
and pitched in their chain for four years. From 1995–1999 he pitched for the independent league Amarillo Dillas
. He was the Texas-Louisiana League Pitcher of the Year in 1995, 1997, and 1998, and made the league's all-star team from 1995 to 1998.
to a 69-66 record in 2003. Wisconsin earned a playoff berth with a 38-28 first half and finished second in the division. The Timber Rattlers lost in the first round of the post-season. He spent 2004-2005 as manager of the Inland Empire 66ers. Led them to a 77-63 record and was the only team in Mariners organization to play in the postseason in 2004. In 2006 Brown managed the San Antonio Missions
. Brown led the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers
to a division championship in 2009 when the team beat Colorado Springs on the final day of the season. Brown was named the interim manager of the Seattle Mariners
on August 9, 2010, after the team fired manager Don Wakamatsu
, and by bringing in many players from Tacoma achieved a remarkable initial turnaround. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2012673639_mari20.html
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baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
manager
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
, presently employed as the manager of the minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
Tacoma Rainiers
Tacoma Rainiers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League , and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners...
. The son of big leaguer Paul Brown
Paul Brown (baseball)
Paul Dwayne Brown is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies . Listed at 6' 1", 190 lb., Brown batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. His younger brother, Jackie Brown, also pitched in the majors...
and nephew of Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown (baseball)
Jackie Gene Brown is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1970 through 1977 for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers , Cleveland Indians and Montreal Expos . He batted and threw right-handed...
, Brown was a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
minor league system from 1989–1993, and with the Amarillo Dillas
Amarillo Dillas
The Amarillo Dillas were a professional baseball team based in Amarillo, Texas, in the United States. The Dillas were a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball...
of the independent Texas-Louisiana League from 1994–1999. He worked as a player-coach
Player-coach
A player-coach, in sports, is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. The term can be used to refer to both players who serve as head coaches, or as assistant coaches....
and player-manager during his time with the Dillas. Since 2000 he has been a manager in the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
minor league system, and has managed the Rainiers since 2007 except for a brief stint as interim manager of the Mariners during the 2010 season.
Playing career
Brown was drafted as a pitcher in the 29th round of the 1989 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
and pitched in their chain for four years. From 1995–1999 he pitched for the independent league Amarillo Dillas
Amarillo Dillas
The Amarillo Dillas were a professional baseball team based in Amarillo, Texas, in the United States. The Dillas were a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball...
. He was the Texas-Louisiana League Pitcher of the Year in 1995, 1997, and 1998, and made the league's all-star team from 1995 to 1998.
Coaching career
During Brown's time in Amarillo he also served as the team's pitching coach from 1994–97 and was the club's manager from 1998–2000, compiling a 203-77 (.725) record which included winning the Texas-Louisiana League Championship in 1999. He was the Manager of the Year in 1999. From 2001 onward, Brown has worked in the Seattle Mariners organization. His first job with the Mariners was manager of the club's single-A affiliate, the San Bernardino Stampede, Brown led club to 77-63 overall record in 2002 and first place finish in the first half of the season. They fell in the first round of playoffs He helped San Bernardino reach the postseason in 2001 with a 43-27 second-half record, tops in the South Division, fell in the first round of the playoffs. In 2003 Brown led the Mariners' Class A affiliate, the Wisconsin Timber RattlersWisconsin Timber Rattlers
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a minor league baseball team of the Midwest League, and the Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and are named for timber rattlesnakes. The team plays its home games at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium...
to a 69-66 record in 2003. Wisconsin earned a playoff berth with a 38-28 first half and finished second in the division. The Timber Rattlers lost in the first round of the post-season. He spent 2004-2005 as manager of the Inland Empire 66ers. Led them to a 77-63 record and was the only team in Mariners organization to play in the postseason in 2004. In 2006 Brown managed the San Antonio Missions
San Antonio Missions
The San Antonio Missions are a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres major-league club. The Missions play in Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, located in San Antonio...
. Brown led the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers
Tacoma Rainiers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League , and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners...
to a division championship in 2009 when the team beat Colorado Springs on the final day of the season. Brown was named the interim manager of the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
on August 9, 2010, after the team fired manager Don Wakamatsu
Don Wakamatsu
Wilbur Donald "Don" Wakamatsu is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager. He was the manager of the Seattle Mariners for the season, as well as the majority of the season...
, and by bringing in many players from Tacoma achieved a remarkable initial turnaround. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2012673639_mari20.html
External links
- Bio at milb.com