Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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The Seattle Mariners, in an open letter to season-ticket holders on Thursday, announced that general manager Bill Bavasi and manager Mike Hargrove will return for the 2007 season.
The letter – signed by chief executive officer Howard Lincoln and chief operating officer Chuck Armstrong – confirmed that Bavasi and Hargrove will return next season.
"We believe they are the right people to lead us to the next level," the letter states. "We have great confidence in their abilities. In our view, continuity of leadership is extremely important at this time."
The 2007 season is the third year of Hargrove's three-year deal.
"Mike is uniquely equipped to lead a young team. His experience in developing and dealing with young players is one of the reasons we hired him in the first place. And we have watched as Mike has kept all his players – veterans and young players alike – focused and playing hard every day of the season," the letter stated.
The Seattle Mariners have signed a two-year working agreement with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League to be the organization's Double-A affiliate. The Mariners had been affiliated with the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League since 2001.
This is the second parent club in the Diamond Jaxx's nine-year history. Previously, the team was affiliated with the Chicago Cubs.
"The Diamond Jaxx are excited to become a part of the Seattle Mariners family and look forward to seeing first-hand their commitment to developing future Major Leaguers from around the world right here in Jackson," said Diamond Jaxx general manager Jeff Parker.
"We are very excited to bring our players to West Tennessee," said Frank Mattox, the Director of Player Development for the Mariners. "We look forward to bringing a championship back to Pringles Park in the near future."
