Michael Richard Adair is the pitching coach

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 for the Baltimore Orioles

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 and a former minor league baseball

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 player.

Playing career

As a player, Adair played college baseball

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 at Western Carolina University

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 and was drafted by the then-newly formed Mariners in the third round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft

1979 Major League Baseball Draft

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. Injuries ended his career seven years later, having peaked at the Triple-A level.

Coaching career

He has held various coaching jobs since the end of his playing career, mostly as a minor-league pitching coach, with the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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, San Diego Padres

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, Detroit Tigers

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, Atlanta Braves

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, and Toronto Blue Jays

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 organizations. He held major league coaching jobs with Cleveland, Detroit, and Seattle. Prior to being appointed to his former position with Seattle, Adair spent four seasons as a minor-league pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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.

Adair served as pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners

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 Major League Baseball

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 club. In 2011, he was hired as the bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles

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. Adair took over pitching coach Mark Connor

Mark Connor

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's position after the latter resigned on June 14.

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