Jim Slaton
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James Michael Slaton
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
- School Antelope Valley Junior College
- Debut April 14, 1971
- Final Game September 28, 1986
- Born June 19, 1950 in Long Beach, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
In 1989, Jim Slaton played for the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
Jim Slaton spent more than a decade as a minor league coach. Slaton was a coach for the Oakland A's organization in 1992-1994 with the Southern Oregon A's and AZL Athletics. He was then pitching coach for the Daytona Cubs (1995-1996), Lancaster JetHawks (1997-1998), and Tacoma Rainiers (1999-2003). He was a roving pitching instructor for the Mariners in 2004, and was the Seattle Mariners bullpen coach from 2005 to 2007. Slaton was the pitching coach for the Las Vegas 51s in 2008 and will move to the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2009.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL All-Star (1977)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 2 (1978 & 1979)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 7 (1973-1979)
