For Immediate Release Friday, July 29, 2016 Organization & Staff Assignments Phoenix, Arizona — Arizona Fall League Director Steve Cobb announces organization and staff (managers, pitching coaches, hitting coaches, athletic trainers) assignments for the league’s 25th anniversary season that begins Tuesday, October 11. Facts Regarded throughout professional baseball as the “finishing school” for top prospects •Nearly 2,600 of over 4,300 since its inception in 1992, the six-team league features elite young players from every (60%) Fall Leaguers have organization in Major League Baseball. The league plays three games per day six days reached the major leagues a week (Monday-Saturday) in six Cactus League stadiums. This year, the Fall League •247 MLB All-Stars •15 MLB MVPs returns to Surprise Stadium. The other five sites — Camelback Ranch-Glendale, Peoria •Ryan Braun Sports Complex, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale Stadium and Sloan Park •Josh Donaldson — remain intact. •Jason Giambi •Josh Hamilton Daily start times are 12:35 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. Exceptions will be noted on the •Bryce Harper schedule that will be announced on Tuesday, August 2. •Ryan Howard The 11th annual Fall Stars Game will be played Saturday, November 5 at Surprise •Joe Mauer •Andrew McCutchen Stadium. The league’s championship contest is scheduled for Saturday, November 19 at •Justin Morneau Scottsdale Stadium. •Dustin Pedroia The Arizona Fall League is owned and operated by Major League Baseball. •Buster Posey •Albert Pujols (3) 2016 East Division •Jimmy Rollins Mesa Solar Sox Salt River Rafters Scottsdale Scorpions •Mike Trout (Sloan Park) (Salt River Fields) (Scottsdale Stadium) •Joey Votto • Baltimore Orioles • Arizona Diamondbacks • Los Angeles Angels •6 Cy Young Award winners •Jake Arrieta • Chicago Cubs • Atlanta Braves • New York Mets •Chris Carpenter • Cleveland Indians • Colorado Rockies • New York Yankees •Roy Halladay (2) • Miami Marlins • Detroit Tigers • Philadelphia Phillies •Dallas Keuchel • Oakland Athletics • Milwaukee Brewers • San Francisco Giants •Max Scherzer Manager Manager Manager •Brandon Webb Ryan Christiansen (Athletics) Tony Diaz (Rockies) Tom Goodwin (Mets) •4 World Series MVPs Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches •Jermaine Dye Justin Lord (Orioles) Gil Heredia (D-backs) Michael Wuertz (Angels) •David Eckstein •Derek Jeter Brian Lawrence (Cubs) David Chavarria (Brewers) Steve Schrenk (Phillies) •Salvador Perez Larry Day (Indians) Hitting Coach Hitting Coach •26 MLB Rookies of the Year Hitting Coach Phil Clark (Tigers) Damon Minor (Giants) •8 All-Star Game MVPs Paul Phillips (Marlins) Trainers Trainers •80 MLB Silver Sluggers Trainers Matt Deal (Brewers) James Downam (Yankees) •70 MLB Gold Glove Awards Matt Beauregard (Indians) Nick Flynn (Braves) Takayuki Sakurai (Phillies) •11 MLB batting champions Shane Nelson (Cubs) •14 MLB season hits leaders 2016 West Division •13 MLB season RBI leaders Glendale Desert Dogs Peoria Javelinas Surprise Saguaros •11 MLB season homer leaders (Camelback Ranch-Glendale) (Peoria Sports Complex) (Surprise Stadium) •14 MLB season stolen-base • Chicago White Sox • Cincinnati Reds • Boston Red Sox leaders • Houston Astros • San Diego Padres • Kansas City Royals •36 MLB managers • Los Angeles Dodgers • Seattle Mariners • Minnesota Twins •54 MLB umpires • St. Louis Cardinals • Tampa Bay Rays • Pittsburgh Pirates •Over 80 administrators • Washington Nationals • Toronto Blue Jays • Texas Rangers serving the baseball industry Manager Manager Manager Aaron Rowand (White Sox) Jared Sandberg (Rays) Carlos Febles (Red Sox) Scottsdale Stadium Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches 7408 E. Osborn Road Dernier Orozco (Cardinals) Vince Horsman (Blue Jays) Ivan Arteaga (Twins) Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Greg Sabat (Dodgers) Pete Zamora (Padres) Oscar Marin (Rangers) Office: 602.281.7250 Sam Narron (Nationals) Hitting Coach Hitting Coaches mlbfallball.com Hitting Coach Brant Brown (Mariners) Kevin Riggs (Pirates) Facebook.com/ Darryl Robinson (Astros) Trainers Trainers MLBFallBall Trainers Rickey Huerta (Padres) James Stone (Royals) Twitter.com/ Kevin Orloski (Dodgers) Kyle Utne (Reds) Dustin Vissering (Rangers) MLBazFallLeague T.D. Swinford (Nationals)
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