| Bobby Magallanes | |
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| Seattle Mariners – No. 70 | |
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| Born:August 18, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
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Robert Magallanes (born August 18,1969) is an American professional baseball coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously was a coach for the Atlanta Braves.
Magallanes attended Bell High School in Bell,California,and graduated in 1987. [1] The Montreal Expos selected him in the 44th round of the 1987 MLB draft,but he did not sign,and enrolled at Cerritos College. [2] The Seattle Mariners selected Magallanes in the 50th round of the 1989 MLB draft. [1] He played in Minor League Baseball for 12 years,with six of them in the Mexican League. [3] During the 1994–95 MLB strike,Magallanes was a replacement player for the Chicago Cubs. [4]
Magallanes became a coach in the Los Angeles Angels' organization in 2002. [5] He became the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernals for the 2004 season. [2] He was promoted to manage the Arkansas Travelers in 2007,and won the Texas League championship in 2008. [5] He managed Arkansas through 2010 and then managed the Birmingham Barons in 2011 and 2012. [6] He coached for Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League in 2013–14. [7] He was hitting coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats in 2015 [3] and the Arizona League Indians in 2016 and 2017. In 2018,he coached the Columbus Clippers. [8] He coached the Gwinnett Stripers in 2019,and was brought up to the major leagues with the Atlanta Braves during September. [9]
In 2021,the Braves promoted Magallanes to the major league coaching staff as assistant hitting coach. [10] Magallanes was a member of the 2021 World Series champions. [11] On October 10,2024,the Braves announced that Magallanes would not return for the 2025 season. [12] [13] On November 25,2024,Magallanes was hired by the Seattle Mariners in the same role for 2025. [14]
Bobby's older brother,Ever Magallanes,is also a baseball manager. [15] Born in the United States,Magallanes is of Mexican descent. [16]
Magallanes is studying for a master's degree in performance psychology at National University. [9]