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MINOR LEAGUE ROVING COORDINATORS
FRONT OFFICE FRONT OFFICE mike brumley

HITTING COORDINATOR
• Mike Brumley is in his fourth • Previous to that, Brumley managed in the Los Angeles
year in the Atlanta Braves orga- Angels farm system for four seasons, 2001-04...He led
nization, all of which have been Triple-A Salt Lake to the Pacific Coast League Champi-
MANAGER & STAFF tor…He is in his 23rd season coaching in professional • He spent the 2000 season with the Chicago White Sox
spent as the hitting coordina-
onship Series in 2002, a year after skippering Double-A
Arkansas to the Texas League title.
baseball, five of which have come on major-league
staffs...The Braves are his eighth organization.
organization working as a roving minor league instruc-
tor.
• Prior to joining the Braves, he spent the 2016 season
as the hitting coach for the Tainan Lions in the Chinese • Before his time with the White Sox, he skippered two
Professional Baseball League. seasons in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system...He
• His most recent experience stateside came with the managed the AZL Diamondbacks in 1998 and Single-A
Chicago Cubs, when he served as the major-league
South Bench in 1999.
PLAYER BIOS club's assistant hitting coach in 2014 under manager • He began his coaching career in 1997 as the manager
Rick Renteria.
of the Independent League's Rio Grande Valley club.
• Before his stint with the Cubs, he worked four seasons,
2010-13, as the Seattle Mariners first base coach. • The former infielder played professionally for 14 sea-
sons, including eight at the major-league level...He
• Brumley came to Seattle from Los Angeles...He was logged 285 games with Chicago-NL (1987), Detroit
the Dodgers' minor league field coordinator in 2009... (1989), Seattle (1990), Boston (1991-92), Houston (1993,
SEASON IN REVIEW • He had a three-year stint with the Rangers prior to his • Brumley, 57, resides in Keller, Texas...He has four chil-
1995) and Oakland (1994)...He was drafted by the Red
He joined the organization in 2008 as the manager for
rookie-level Ogden.
Sox in the second round in 1983.
time with L.A., spending each campaign, 2005-07, as
dren, Logan, Shailey, Erin, and Jackson.
the minor league field coordinator.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT greg walker

HITTING INSTRUCTOR
• The 2021 season marks Greg • Walker enjoyed a nine-year major-league career, play-
Walker’s 10th in the Atlanta ing all but 14 of 855 games with the White Sox, 1982-
90...He finished his career with the Baltimore Orioles
Braves organization, including
BRAVES HISTORY 2012 as the club's major-league hitting coach, a role he • He was the White Sox nominee for the Roberto Clem-
his first as hitting instructor.
in 1990.
• He joined the organization in
ente Award in 1986 and received the Chicago Baseball
held for three seasons under skipper Fredi Gonzalez.
Writers' "Good Guy" award in 1990.
• He then transitioned to the front office, serving as a • The Georgia native was originally drafted by the Phila-
special advisor to baseball operations for six seasons, delphia Phillies in 1977.
2015-20...In that role, he worked with minor league • Walker, 61, resides in Douglas, Ga. with his wife, Car-
hitters for spring training and at minor league facilites man...The couple has three daughters, Kaycee, Leigh
OPPONENTS • Previous to his time with the Braves, Walker was the hit- Ann and Lauren.
throughout the season.
ting coach for the Chicago White Sox for parts of nine
seasons, 2003-11.

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