Tony Arnerich
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Anthony John Arnerich (born December 14, 1979) is an American baseball coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.
Tony Arnerich | |
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Seattle Mariners | |
Hitting coach | |
Born: (1979-12-14) December 14, 1979 (age 44) San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
A California native, Arnerich left the state after junior college to continue his education in Texas. After his junior year there, he contracted with the Kansas City Royals and played for minor league baseball teams in Iowa, Delaware, and Kansas from 2001 to 2004. Arnerich then joined the Florida Marlins and played minor league in North Carolina and Florida in 2004 and 2005.
Returning to California, Arnerich began coaching for college teams in 2006 and earned a bachelor's degree in 2008. He coached a collegiate summer team in Minnesota from 2007 to 2009. Arnerich joined the Mariners in 2014, and was designated a hitting coach for 2022.