Marco Mazzieri
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Marco Mazzieri
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Born December 20, 1962 in Grosseto, Tuscany Italy
Marco Mazzieri became manager of the Italian national team in 2007.
Mazzieri played from 1982-2000 for Grosseto as an outfielder, helping them to two titles in Serie A1. He hit .297/.403/.400 in his career and stole 234 bases in 305 tries, scoring 958 runs over 1,022 games. Mazzieri played 87 games for the Italian national team as well.
Mazzieri played for Italy in the 1986 Amateur World Series, 1988 Baseball World Cup (hitting .200/.308/.200 and handling 30 chances error-free in center field) and 1990 Baseball World Cup (0 for 6 with a walk).
Marco coached for Grosseto, leading them to the semifinals in 2002.
Mazzieri managed the Italian junior national team to a European title in 2005. Two years later, he replaced Giampiero Faraone as manager of the senior national team after a disappointing 7th-place finish in the 2007 European Championship.
Mazzieri guided Italy to a 3-4 record in the 2007 Baseball World Cup. They were the only team to beat the Gold Medalist Team USA but they lost their last three games to miss the quarterfinals.
Mazzieri will again guide Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Sources: Italian stats, Marco Stoovelaar's Dutch news site story on Mazzieri's becoming manager of the Italian national team, Mister Baseball
