Daren Brown

This article is about the baseball coach. For the illusionist and mentalist, see Derren Brown. For the English guitarist, see Darren Brown.

Daren Brown
Brown in 2013
Manager
Born: (1967-06-13) June 13, 1967 Holdenville, Oklahoma
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MiLB statistics
Win-Loss record	90–49
Earned run average	3.97
Innings pitched	1,1311⁄3
Managerial statistics
Wins	19
Losses	31
Teams
As manager Seattle Mariners (2010) As coach Seattle Mariners (2013-present)

Daren D. Brown (born June 13, 1967 in Holdenville, Oklahoma) is an American baseball manager, presently employed as the third-base coach of the Seattle Mariners. The son of big leaguer Paul Brown and nephew of Jackie Brown, Brown was a pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system from 1989–1993, and with the Amarillo Dillas of the independent Texas-Louisiana League from 1994–1999. He worked as a player-coach and player-manager during his time with the Dillas. Since 2000 he has been a manager in the Mariners minor league system, and managed the Tacoma Rainiers since 2007 except for a brief stint as interim manager of the Mariners during the 2010 season, along with serving as interim third-base coach of the Mariners in 2013 after Jeff Datz announced that he was diagnosed with cancer.

Professional career

Playing career

Brown was drafted as a pitcher in the 29th round of the 1989 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays and pitched in their chain for four years. From 1995–1999 he pitched for the independent league Amarillo Dillas. He was the Texas-Louisiana League Pitcher of the Year in 1995, 1997, and 1998, and made the league's all-star team from 1995 to 1998.

Coaching career

During Brown's time in Amarillo he also served as the team's pitching coach from 1994–97 and was the club's manager from 1998–2000, compiling a 203-77 (.725) record which included winning the Texas-Louisiana League Championship in 1999. He was the Manager of the Year in 1999. From 2001 onward, Brown has worked in the Seattle Mariners organization. His first job with the Mariners was manager of the club's single-A affiliate, the San Bernardino Stampede, Brown led club to 77-63 overall record in 2002 and first place finish in the first half of the season. They fell in the first round of playoffs He helped San Bernardino reach the postseason in 2001 with a 43-27 second-half record, tops in the South Division, fell in the first round of the playoffs. In 2003 Brown led the Mariners' Class A affiliate, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 69-66 record in 2003. Wisconsin earned a playoff berth with a 38-28 first half and finished second in the division. The Timber Rattlers lost in the first round of the post-season. He spent 2004-2005 as manager of the Inland Empire 66ers. Led them to a 77-63 record and was the only team in Mariners organization to play in the postseason in 2004. In 2006 Brown managed the San Antonio Missions. Brown led the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers to a division championship in 2009 when the team beat Colorado Springs on the final day of the season. Brown was named the interim manager of the Seattle Mariners on August 9, 2010, after the team fired manager Don Wakamatsu, and by bringing in many players from Tacoma achieved a remarkable initial turnaround. [1]

Personal

The name of Brown's wife is Cindy, and the couple have a home in Amarillo, Texas.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Daren Brown managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• Bio at milb.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Glenn Wilson	Amarillo Dillas Manager 1999–2000	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by Dino Ebel	San Bernardino Stampede Manager 2001–2002	Succeeded by team ceased operations
Preceded by Gary Thurman	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Manager 2003	Succeeded by Steve Roadcap
Preceded by Steve Roadcap	Inland Empire 66ers Manager 2004–2005	Succeeded by Gary Thurman
Preceded by Dave Brundage	San Antonio Missions Manager 2006	Succeeded by Randy Ready
Preceded by Dave Brundage	Tacoma Rainiers Manager 2007–2010	Succeeded by Jose Castro
Preceded by Don Wakamatsu	Seattle Mariners Manager 2010	Succeeded by Eric Wedge