The Marlins have hired Mel Stottlemyre Jr. (pitching coach), Trey Hillman (first base/infield coach), Jeff Livesey (assistant hitting coach) and Kevin Barr (strength and conditioning coach) to fill out Don Mattingly’s 2019 major league staff, the club announced Wednesday morning. The remaining positions will be filled by familiar faces from last season’s 98-loss campaign.
And here’s the full press release:
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The Hillman hire confirms Clark Spencer’s report from Tuesday. No doubt, his previous experiences with Donnie—inside the Yankees organization during the 1990s and as a manager/bench coach combination for the 2011-2013 Dodgers—worked in his favor here.