Bobby Magallanes

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Bobby Magallanes
Seattle Mariners – No. 70
Coach
Born: (1969-08-18) August 18, 1969 (age 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Career highlights and awards

Robert Magallanes (born August 18, 1969) is an American professional baseball coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously was a coach for the Atlanta Braves.

Career

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Magallanes attended Bell High School in Bell, California, and graduated in 1987.[1] The Montreal Expos selected him in the 44th round of the 1987 MLB draft, but he did not sign and enrolled at Cerritos College.[2] The Seattle Mariners selected Magallanes in the 50th round of the 1989 MLB draft.[1] He played in Seattle's minor league system through 1992.[3] After two years out of baseball, he was a replacement player in spring training in 1995 for the Chicago Cubs during the ongoing strike.[4] That year, he played in the independent Texas-Louisiana League. He briefly returned to affiliated baseball in 1996, playing 12 games for the Jackson Generals. He played in the Mexican League from 1996 to 2001.[3][5]

Magallanes became a coach in the Los Angeles Angels' organization in 2002.[6] He became the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernals for the 2004 season.[2] He was promoted to manage the Arkansas Travelers in 2007, and won the Texas League championship in 2008.[6] He managed Arkansas through 2010 and then managed the Birmingham Barons in 2011 and 2012.[7] He coached for Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League in 2013–14.[8] He was hitting coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats in 2015[5] and the Arizona League Indians in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, he coached the Columbus Clippers.[9] He coached the Gwinnett Stripers in 2019, and was brought up to the major leagues with the Atlanta Braves during September.[10]

In 2021, the Braves promoted Magallanes to the major league coaching staff as assistant hitting coach.[11] Magallanes was a member of the 2021 World Series champions.[12] On October 10, 2024, the Braves announced that Magallanes would not return for the 2025 season.[13][14] On November 25, 2024, Magallanes was hired by the Seattle Mariners in the same role for 2025.[15]

Magallanes was a hitting coach for Mexico's national team for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[16][17]

Personal life

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Magallanes's older brother, Ever Magallanes, is also a baseball manager and former player, who reached the majors in 1991. Magallanes replaced his older brother as manager of the Birmingham Barons in 2010.[18] Both brothers were replacement players on the 1995 Chicago Cubs and later coached Mexico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[4][16][17] Born in the United States, Magallanes is of Mexican descent.[19]

Magallanes is studying for a master's degree in performance psychology at National University.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Spirit players". The San Bernardino County Sun. April 10, 1991. pp. E13. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Kernels name new manager" (Press release). Cedar Rapids Kernels. November 4, 2003. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Our Sports Central.
  3. ^ a b "Bobby Magallanes Minor, Independent & Mexican Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Reaves, Joseph A. (March 26, 1995). "Instead Of Solidifying Family Ties, Baseball Pulling Them Apart". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bobby Magallanes completes Lynchburg Hillcats field staff". Augusta Free Press. March 23, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Traub, Todd (November 27, 2008). "Magallanes returning next season as Travs' manager". Arkansas Online. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Barons Announce 2012 Coaching Staff". Milb.com. November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Brito, Alex (September 25, 2013). "Bobby Magallanes será coach de bateo de las Estrellas Orientales". Últimas Noticias de la República Dominicana.
  9. ^ "Columbus Clippers Announce 2018 Field Staff" (Press release). Columbus Clippers. January 17, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Lezotte, Dave (October 5, 2019). "Stripers' hitting coach Magallanes along for Braves' Postseason ride". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Braves announce 2021 coaching staff, including two new assistants for Brian Snitker". Gwinnett Daily Post. December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Noroeste/Redacción |. "Bobby Magallanes, un campeón de Serie Mundial muy guinda". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Bowman, Mark (October 10, 2024). "Hitting coach Seitzer won't be retained after 10-year run". MLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Braves fire hitting coach, others after NL wild-card sweep". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Franco, Anthony (November 25, 2024). "Mariners To Hire Kevin Seitzer As Hitting Coach". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "World Baseball Classic Roster | Mexico | 2023". MLB.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "The Magellan to the WBC with Mexico" (Press release). Mexican Baseball Federation. December 22, 2022 – via Puro Beisbol.
  18. ^ Segrest, Doug (December 20, 2010). "Barons will be skippered by a Magallanes again – this time, Ever's brother Bobby". al.com. The Birmingham News. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "¿Quién es Bobby Magallanes, el mexicano que ganó la Serie Mundial de MLB con Bravos?". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL. November 3, 2021.
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