Brendan Sagara

Brendan Sagara
Coach
Born: (1975-01-25) January 25, 1975 (age 49)
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
As coach

Brendan Masayoshi Sagara (born January 25, 1975) is an American professional baseball coach. He was a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1]

Career

Sagara attended Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Hawaii, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, where he played college baseball for the Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans from 1992 to 1996.[2] He pitched in four games for the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League in 1999.[3] From 2000 through 2012, Sagara served as a pitching coach and as an assistant director of player procurement for various independent professional leagues.[4][5] Sagara served as an assistant coach for Hawaii–Hilo during the 2003–2004 season.[2]

From 2006 through 2010, Sagara served as an assistant scout for the New York Mets.[2] He served as a scout for the Atlanta Braves from 2010 through 2012.[2] Sagara then joined the Miami Marlins organization and from 2011 through 2015, served as a pitching coach in their minor league system.[2] Sagara was the Marlins assistant pitching coordinator from 2016 through 2017.[2] Sagara was hired by the Chicago Cubs and served as their minor league pitching coordinator for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[6] Sagara was then hired by the Texas Rangers to serve as the pitching coach for the Nashville Sounds in 2020.[7] He instead served as special assistant for player development at the Rangers 2020 alternate training site.[8][9]

On October 26, 2020, Sagara was promoted to co-pitching coach for the Rangers, alongside Doug Mathis.[10] The Rangers dismissed Mathis after the 2022 season and offered Sagara a different position within the organization.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Doug Mathis, Brendan Sagara co-pitching coaches". MLB.com. October 26, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Kevin Jakahi (September 2, 2020). "Where are they now? Former Vul Sagara climbed baseball coaching ladder to Texas Rangers' system". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Ryan Witry (October 28, 2020). "Former Otters pitcher, coach named Texas Rangers co-pitching coach". WEHT. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Frontier League (October 29, 2020). "Rangers name FL alum Sagara Co-Pitching Coach". Frontier League. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Bucky Dent (November 6, 2020). "Former pitching coach Sagara's impact still felt". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Michael Cerami (January 15, 2018). "Cubs Name Brendan Sagara New Minor League Pitching Coordinator". Bleacher Nation. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  7. ^ John Blake (January 21, 2020). "Rangers announce eight invitations to Major League Spring Training camp". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sagara named Rangers Co-Pitching Coach". Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans. October 30, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Kevin Jakahi (November 4, 2020). "UHH alum Sagara sees patience payoff as Rangers' co-pitching coach". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  10. ^ T.R. Sullivan (October 26, 2020). "Rangers blaze trail with co-pitching coaches". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rangers Part Ways with Pitching Coaches".