James Patrick Horner is the current 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...

 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...

 Class-A Advanced affiliate, the High Desert Mavericks

High Desert Mavericks

The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch...

. He was previously the Manager of the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Wisconsin 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...

, also a Mariners' affiliate. Horner also had a nine year playing career, all with in the Mariners' minor leagues

Minor league baseball

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.

Professional career

Horner played as a catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

 in the Mariners' farm system from to . The highest level of the minors Horner reached was Triple-A in with the 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...

. In his nine-year career Horner batted

Batting average

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 .259 with 116 doubles

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

, six triples

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

, 59 home runs and 298 runs batted in.

Managerial career

In Horner began his managerial career with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He coached them to a 54 wins

Win (baseball)

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, 86 losses season. He returned to Wisconsin in where he coached them to a 53-83 season.

Horner joined the High Desert Mavericks in . He coached them to a 83-57 record in 2009, winning the first- and second-half California League South Division titles. He was named the league's Manager of the Year.

External links

• Career statistics and player information at Baseball-Reference (Minors).