The Toronto Blue Jays announced Nov. 8 that former Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu — the first Asian American to manage a major league club — will serve as the team’s bench coach for the 2011 season under new manager John Farrell. Wakamatsu has also been selected as one of several candidates slated to interview […]
YAKYU BY THE NUMBERS: Wakamatsu Ties for Fourth in AL Manager Award
November 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The odds were against Don Wakamatsu before the voting even began. Despite leading the Mariners to a 24-game turnaround in 2009, the Seattle manager really had little chance of winning the AL Manager of the Year Award. In the 27-year history of the award only four managers of teams that didn’t make the playoffs won […]
YAKYU BY THE NUMBERS: Wakamatsu Has Shot for AL Manager of the Year
September 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Some people around baseball might think that Don Wakamatsu puts David Copperfield and Harry Houdini to shame as far as magicians go. After all, he must be using smoke and mirrors — as well as pulling a few rabbits out of his cap — to get a team that finished with the worst record in […]
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