SEATTLE — The Mariners fired bench coach and offensive coordinator Brant Brown on Friday lower than six months after he was employed for the job.
The membership introduced Brown’s dismissal amid a season-long offensive stoop. The Mariners entered Friday ranked twenty ninth in MLB with 3.64 runs per sport and have been tied for twenty eighth in complete runs this season. They lead all of baseball in strikeouts.
Brown spent the 2023 season because the Miami Marlins’ hitting coach and was employed by the Mariners in December to assist revamp an offense that underwhelmed in 2023. Although the Mariners lead the AL West by 4 video games over the Texas Rangers, the staff’s bats have didn’t reside as much as expectations.
“Clearly we have had some struggles on the offensive aspect, and it isn’t all (Brown’s) fault, by any means,” Mariners supervisor Scott Servais mentioned. “It is simply, you understand, we wish to make a change there, perhaps somewhat bit completely different voice. With our gamers, we actually have to get our guys centered again into doing what they do greatest. That is teaching, how do you get probably the most out of your guys? That is what we will concentrate on right here going ahead.”
Seattle mentioned in its announcement that Brown had been “relieved of his duties,” whereas additional clarifying that “Director of Hitting Technique Jarret DeHart and Assistant Hitting Coach Tommy Joseph will proceed and increase on their roles with the hitters.”
“A few of these issues as a participant are method above your head, in order that stuff we strive to not concentrate on,” Mariners proper fielder Mitch Haniger mentioned. “But when impacts us, and sadly, our collective manufacturing as an offense type of led to this determination. All of us do not feel too nice about that. … (Brown) shouldn’t be the one in charge for that, it isn’t his fault.”
Brown was the Mariners minor league outfield coordinator from 2012 to 2016 and participant improvement system offensive coordinator in 2017 earlier than spending 5 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers.