Oscar Marin Explained

Oscar Marin
Team:	Pittsburgh Pirates
Number:	47
Position:	Pitching coach
Birth Date:	5 December 1982
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Teams:	As coach Texas Rangers Pittsburgh Pirates (–present)

Oscar Marin (born December 5, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also coached in MLB for the Texas Rangers.

Playing career

Marin graduated from Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, California. Marin played for Los Angeles Valley College for two seasons (2001–2002).^[1] He then pitched for two seasons (2003–2004) at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.^[2]

Coaching career

Amateur/Minor leagues

Marin started his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant coach for the University of Arkansas-Little Rock baseball team. In 2006 and 2007, he was the pitching coach at Los Angeles Valley College. Marin spent 2008 and 2009 as the pitching coach at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood, California.^[3]

Marin began his career in professional baseball when he joined the Texas Rangers organization, in 2010, as the pitching coach of the Arizona Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League. He remained in that role from 2010 to 2012. He was the pitching coach for the Leones de Ponce of the Puerto Rican Winter League during the 2012 offseason.^[1] In 2013, Marin was the pitching coach of the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League.^[4] From 2014 to 2015, he served as pitching coach of the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League.^[5] In 2016, Marin was the pitching coach of the High Desert Mavericks of the Class A-Advanced California League.^[6]

Marin left the Rangers organization and was the minor league pitching coordinator for the Seattle Mariners in 2017 and 2018.^{[7] [8]}

Texas Rangers

Marin rejoined the Texas Rangers organization, for the first time on a major league staff, serving as their bullpen coach for the 2019 season.^[9]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 17, 2019, Marin was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as their pitching coach.^[10]

Awards

Marin was named the South Atlantic League Coach of the Year for the 2015 season.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rangers Roster & Staff. MLB.com. April 19, 2019.
2. Web site: Oscar Marin. The Baseball Cube. December 5, 2018.
3. Web site: Rangers announce minor league field staff. 247Sports.com. Jason Cole. December 3, 2010. September 22, 2019.
4. Web site: Spokane Indians Announce 2013 Coaching Staff. MiLB.com. Bud Bareither. January 5, 2013. September 22, 2019.
5. Web site: Arms Development: An Interview with SAL Coach of the Year Oscar Marin. crawdadsbeat.com. Mark Parker. September 10, 2015. September 22, 2019.
6. Web site: Texas Rangers announce 2016 High Desert Mavericks field staff. MiLB.com. Shane Philipps. December 3, 2015. September 22, 2019.
7. Web site: Mariners minor-league staff stays largely intact for 2017 season. 710 ESPN Seattle. Eric Mandel. December 19, 2016. September 22, 2019.
8. Web site: Mariners announce their minor league coaching and development staff for the 2018 season. The Seattle Times. Ryan Divish. January 10, 2018. September 22, 2019.
9. News: Rangers finalize Woodward's staff with the addition of these two coaches. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 4, 2018. December 5, 2018.
10. Web site: Pirates name Marin as pitching coach. MLB.com. Adam Berry. December 17, 2019. December 17, 2019.
11. Web site: Oscar Marin Named All-Star Coach. MiLB.com. Aaron Cox. September 1, 2015. December 5, 2018.