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| Marty Mason | |||
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 Mason in 2010 | |||
| Rochester Red Wings – No. 38 | |||
| Pitching Coach | |||
| Born:April 4, 1958 Central City, Kentucky | |||
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| 1986 St. Petersburg Cardinals (Player Coach) 1987 St. Petersburg Cardinals (Pitching Coach) 1988 Savannah Cardinals (Pitching Coach) 1989 St. Petersburg Cardinals (Pitching Coach) 1990–1996 Arkansas Travelers (Pitching Coach) 1997 Louisville Redbirds (Pitching Coach) 1998–1999 Memphis Redbirds (Pitching Coach) 2000–2010 St. Louis Cardinals (Bullpen Coach) 2011 Tennessee Smokies (Pitching Coach) 2012 Daytona Cubs (Pitching Coach) 2013–present Rochester Red Wings (Pitching Coach) | |||
Martin Lee "Marty" Mason (born April 4, 1958 in Central City, Kentucky) is a retired minor league baseball pitcher and former Major League Baseball bullpen coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Central City is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,978 at the 2010 census. It is also the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Muhlenberg County.
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer.
Mason pitched in the minor leagues from 1980 through 1986 in the New York Yankees and Cardinals organizations. [1]
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the New York Mets of the National League. In the 1901 season, the club began play in the AL as the Baltimore Orioles. Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the Yankees in 1913.
After retiring as a player, Mason remained with the Cardinals organization as a minor league pitching coach from 1987 through 1999. In 2000, he became the bullpen coach for the Cardinals. Mason was dismissed following the 2010 season. [2]
In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager, who determines the lineup and decides how to substitute players during the game. Beyond the manager, more than a half dozen coaches may assist the manager in running the team. Essentially, baseball coaches are analogous to assistant coaches in other sports, as the baseball manager is to the head coach.
Mason spent the next two years as a pitching coach in the Chicago Cubs organization. On November 17, 2012, Mason was announced as the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins Triple-A affiliate Rochester. [3]
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field, located on the city's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903.
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team competes in the Central division of the American League (AL), and is named after the Twin Cities area comprising Minneapolis and St. Paul. The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Washington Senators, and in 1987 and 1991 as the Twins. The franchise moved from Washington, D.C. to Minnesota at the start of the 1961 season.
The Rochester Red Wings are a professional Minor League Baseball team based in Rochester, New York. The team plays in the International League and is the top minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The Red Wings play their home games at Frontier Field, located in downtown Rochester. Founded in 1899, it is the oldest continuously operating sports franchise in North America below the major league level.
