Brian DeLunas explained

Brian DeLunas
Position:	Pitching coach
Birth Date:	3 May 1975
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri
Death Place:	Columbia, Missouri
Teams:	As coach Seattle Mariners (2018, 2020)

Brian DeLunas (May 3, 1975 – January 17, 2022) was an American baseball coach. He served as the bullpen coach of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2018 and 2020, and as the pitching coach of the Missouri Tigers from 2021 until his death.

Career

DeLunas attended Oakville High School in Oakville, Missouri, and Missouri Baptist University, where he played college baseball for the Missouri Baptist Spartans.^[1] He served as the pitching coach for the Missouri Tigers of the University of Missouri from 2006 through 2009. He coached the pitchers on the baseball team at Christian Brothers College High School from 2010 through 2011.^[2] He then cofounded and worked as program director of Premier Pitching and Performance and served as director of pitching development for CSE Baseball.

The Seattle Mariners hired DeLunas as their bullpen coach prior to the 2018 season.^[3] He served as the Mariners Director of Pitching Development Strategies during the 2019 season. He was returned to the role of bullpen coach for the 2020 season.^[4] The Mariners did not renew his contract after the 2020 season.^[5] In June 2021, DeLunas became the pitching coach for the Missouri Tigers.^[6]

Personal life

DeLunas and his wife, Johannah, had two children.^[7]

DeLunas died from kidney disease on January 16, 2022, at the age of 46.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Berger . Eric . Playing Hardball in South County | Play Ball | St. Louis News and Events . Riverfront Times . December 6, 2017.
2. Web site: Johns . Greg . Mariners hire Brian DeLunas as bullpen coach | MLB.com . M.mlb.com . January 20, 2016 . December 6, 2017.
3. Web site: Mariners hire Brian DeLunas as bullpen coach . The Seattle Times . December 4, 2017. December 6, 2017.
4. Web site: Mariners unveil 2020 coaching staff. MLB.com. Greg Johns. November 7, 2019. November 7, 2019.
5. Web site: Mariners don't renew the contracts of trainer Rick Griffin, bullpen coach Brian DeLunas and 3 others . The Seattle Times . October 8, 2020 . January 17, 2022.
6. Web site: Mizzou hires St. Louis native Brian DeLunas as pitching coach Mizzou Sports News stltoday.com.
7. Web site: St. Louis native Brian DeLunas steers successful ship of Mariners relievers.
8. News: Anstine . Jack . University of Missouri mourns death of baseball pitching coach Brian DeLunas . January 17, 2022 . KSHB . January 17, 2022.