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Pirates officially tab Oscar Marin as pitching coach

Jerry DiPaola
By Jerry DiPaola
1 Min Read Dec. 17, 2019 | 6 years Ago
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Oscar Marin, who has been a pitching instructor at many levels since 2010, was officially named Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Tuesday morning by general manager Ben Cherington.

Marin, 37, spent last season as the bullpen coach with the Texas Rangers. He served the Seattle Mariners in 2017 and 2018 as their minor league pitching coordinator.

Prior to his time with the Mariners, he was in the Rangers’ system as pitching coach with High-A High Desert, Low-A Hickory, Spokane of the rookie league and the Arizona League Rangers.

He was with championship teams in the Arizona League, South Atlantic League and California League. He was South Atlantic League coach of the year with Hickory after his staff recorded the second-lowest ERA in the league (3.19).

The Pirates also named Justin Meccage as bullpen coach. Meccage was assistant pitching coach in Pittsburgh under Ray Searage in 2018 and 2019.

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Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.

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