Pat Rice (baseball)
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Patrick Edward Rice is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
for the Seattle Mariners
.
From -, Rice was the pitching coach for the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
in the Mariners organization. He was the pitching coach for Orlando in and New Haven in (both Double-A). From -, he was the minor league pitching coordinator for the Mariners. He left the Mariners' organization in to become the pitching coach for the Single-A San Jose Giants
in the San Francisco Giants
organization. On December 15, 2008, he was announced as the pitching coach for Triple-A Fresno
.
Major League Baseball
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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...
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...
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From -, Rice was the pitching coach for the Low-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...
in the Mariners organization. He was the pitching coach for Orlando in and New Haven in (both Double-A). From -, he was the minor league pitching coordinator for the Mariners. He left the Mariners' organization in to become the pitching coach for the Single-A San Jose Giants
San Jose Giants
The San Jose Giants are a minor league baseball team in San Jose, California, USA. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the Northern Division of the California League, and have been a farm team of the San Francisco Giants since 1988. Home games are played at San Jose Municipal Stadium...
in the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
organization. On December 15, 2008, he was announced as the pitching coach for Triple-A Fresno
Fresno Grizzlies
The Fresno Grizzlies are a minor league baseball team based in Fresno, California. The team, which plays in the Pacific Coast League , is the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league club. The Grizzlies play in Chukchansi Park , located in downtown Fresno and built in 2002...
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