Organization & Staff Assignments
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For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Organization & Staff Assignments Phoenix, Arizona — Arizona Fall League Director Steve Cobb announces organization and staff (managers, pitching coaches, hitting coaches, athletic trainers) Facts assignments for the 2017 season that begins Tuesday, October 10. Regarded throughout professional baseball as the “finishing school” for top prospects •Approximately 2,600 of over 4,500 Fall Leaguers have reached since its inception in 1992, the six-team league features elite young players from every the major leagues organization in Major League Baseball. The league plays three games per day six days a •261 MLB All-Stars week (Monday-Saturday) in six Cactus League stadiums — Camelback Ranch-Glendale, •16 MLB MVPs Peoria Sports Complex, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale Stadium, Sloan •Ryan Braun Park and Surprise Stadium. •Kris Bryant Daily start times are 12:35 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. •Josh Donaldson •Jason Giambi The 12th annual Fall Stars Game will be played Saturday, November 4 at Salt River •Josh Hamilton Fields. The league’s championship contest is scheduled for Saturday, November 18 at •Bryce Harper Scottsdale Stadium. •Ryan Howard The 2017 schedule will be announced on Tuesday, August 1. •Joe Mauer •Andrew McCutchen The Arizona Fall League is owned and operated by Major League Baseball. •Justin Morneau •Dustin Pedroia 2017 East Division •Buster Posey Mesa Solar Sox Salt River Rafters Scottsdale Scorpions •Albert Pujols (3) (Sloan Park) (Salt River Fields) (Scottsdale Stadium) •Jimmy Rollins • Chicago Cubs • Arizona Diamondbacks • Cincinnati Reds •Mike Trout • Detroit Tigers • Baltimore Orioles • Los Angeles Angels •Joey Votto • Houston Astros • Colorado Rockies • New York Mets •6 Cy Young Award winners • Oakland Athletics • Miami Marlins • New York Yankees •Jake Arrieta • Washington Nationals • Milwaukee Brewers • San Francisco Giants •Chris Carpenter Manager Manager Manager •Roy Halladay (2) Omar Lopez (Astros) J.R. House (D-backs) Jay Bell (Yankees) •Josh Keuchel Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches •Max Scherzer (2) Michael Tejera (Nationals) Jeremy Powell (Marlins) Mike Couchee (Giants) •Brandon Webb Steve Connelly (Athletics) Hitting Coach Jonathan Hurst (Mets) •4 World Series MVPs Hitting Coach Brenton Del Chiaro (Brewers) Hitting Coach •9 All-Star Game MVPs Jacob Cruz (Cubs) Anthony Sanders (Rockies) Travis Dawkins (Reds) •27 MLB Rookies of the Year Mike Hessman (Tigers) Trainers Trainers •89 MLB Silver Sluggers Trainers Andy Stover (Rockies) Matthew Hunter (Mets) •78 MLB Gold Glove Awards Shane Zdebiak (Athletics) Brian Guzman (Orioles) Yusuke Takahashi (Angels) •12 MLB batting champions Chris Vick (Tigers) •15 MLB season hits leaders 2017 West Division •13 MLB season RBI leaders Glendale Desert Dogs Peoria Javelinas Surprise Saguaros •12 MLB season homer leaders (Camelback Ranch-Glendale) (Peoria Sports Complex) (Surprise Stadium) •14 MLB season stolen-base • Chicago White Sox • Atlanta Braves • Kansas City Royals leaders • Cleveland Indians • Boston Red Sox • Minnesota Twins •36 MLB managers • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Diego Padres • St. Louis Cardinals •56 MLB umpires • Philadelphia Phillies • Seattle Mariners • Tampa Bay Rays •Over 80 administrators • Pittsburgh Pirates • Toronto Blue Jays • Texas Rangers serving the baseball industry Manager Manager Manager Shawn Williams (Phillies) Luis Salazar (Braves) Spike Owen (Rangers) Scottsdale Stadium Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches Pitching Coaches 7408 E. Osborn Road Connor McGuinness (Dodgers) Yoel Monzon (Mariners) Mitch Stetter (Royals) Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Matt Zaleski (White Sox) Hitting Coach Steve Watson (Rays) Office: 602.990.1005 Hitting Coach Corey Hart (Blue Jays) Hitting Coaches mlbfallball.com Kevin Howard (Indians) Darren Fenster (Red Sox) Jobel Jimenez (Cardinals) Trainers Trainers Trainers Facebook.com/ James Kruk (White Sox) Nick Kuchwara (Red Sox) Scott Thurston (Rays) MLBFallBall Lee Slagle (Pirates) Nate Stewart (Padres) Chris Johnson (Twins) Twitter.com/ MLBazFallLeague Media Contact: Paul Jensen ([email protected], 480-710-8201).