Don Wakamatsu

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Wilbur Donald Wakamatsu

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Catcher Don Wakamatsu got all nine of his big league starts with the Chicago White Sox when knuckleballer Charlie Hough pitched. After a twelve year minor league career ended, he spent four seasons as a minor league manager. He was the Texas Rangers bench coach from 2003 to 2006 and was a candidate to replace Buck Showalter as skipper after his dismissal. Instead, Showalter was replaced by Ron Washington and Wakamatsu became the club's third base coach. In 2008 he moved to the Oakland A's as bench coach.

On November 18, 2008, he was named the Seattle Mariners manager for the 2009 season. He is the first Asian-American manager in major league history. Don's Japanese-American grandparents were in an internment camp during World War II. His mother is of Irish descent.


Preceded by
Jim Riggleman
Seattle Mariners Manager
2009
Succeeded by
current

[edit] Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs Notes
1997 AZL Diamondbacks Arizona League 27-29 4th Arizona Diamondbacks none shared position with Brian Butterfield
1998 High Desert Mavericks California League 82-58 2nd Arizona Diamondbacks Lost in 2nd round
1999 El Paso Diablos Texas League 64-76 7th Arizona Diamondbacks
2000 Erie Sea Wolves Eastern League 47-94 12th Anaheim Angels
2009 Seattle Mariners American League 85-77 3rd Seattle Mariners

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