Mel Didier
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Melvin Joffron Didier is a former minor league baseball pitcher who later served as a baseball coach, scout and executive.
He pitched from 1948 to 1949, going 11-15 with a 6.33 ERA in his two-year career.
From 1970 to 1975, he served as the Montreal Expos
scouting director. He was the Director of Player Development for the Seattle Mariners
from 1977 to 1978. He was the baseball coach at the University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1981 to 1982 and the athletic director
in 1982. Didier served as the Director of Player Development with the Arizona Diamondbacks
in 1998 and from 1999 to 2002, he was a special assistant to the GM of the Diamondbacks. Didier later served as the Texas Rangers' "Senior Advisor, AZ Operations & Pro Scouting."
He is currently a special advisor to the Toronto Blue Jays
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He pitched from 1948 to 1949, going 11-15 with a 6.33 ERA in his two-year career.
From 1970 to 1975, he served as the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
scouting director. He was the Director of Player Development for 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...
from 1977 to 1978. He was the baseball coach at the University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1981 to 1982 and the athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
in 1982. Didier served as the Director of Player Development with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
in 1998 and from 1999 to 2002, he was a special assistant to the GM of the Diamondbacks. Didier later served as the Texas Rangers' "Senior Advisor, AZ Operations & Pro Scouting."
He is currently a special advisor to 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 ....
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