It didn't take long for the Orioles to realize that Alan Mills would one day make a good major league coach. The former Orioles right-handed reliever had a successful 12-year major league career, and more importantly, he had an astute ability to relay his experiences to teach young pitchers in the minor leagues.
He has ascended through the Orioles' minor league system, from his first job as a pitching coach in short-season rookie league Aberdeen in 2012 to the proving ground of Double-A Bowie, where he was the pitching coach for the past three years, playing an instrumental role in the development of major league relievers such as Mychal Givens and Donnie Hart.