Daren Brown
Daren Dwayne Brown
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 185 lb.
- School Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- High School Moss High School
- Born June 13, 1967 in Holdenville, OK USA
Biographical Information[edit]
The son of big leaguer Paul Brown and nephew of Jackie Brown, pitcher Daren Brown was drafted in the 29th round of the 1989 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays and pitched in their chain for four years. From 1994-1997 Brown was a player/pitching coach with the independent league Amarillo Dillas. He was promoted to player/manager for the club in 1998. Brown was the Texas-Louisiana League Pitcher of the Year in 1995, 1997, and 1998, and made the league's all-star team from 1995 to 1998. He was the Manager of the Year in 1999.
Brown joined the Seattle Mariners organization in 2001 and stayed with them for 20 years in various roles. His many minor league managerial placements are outlined below. There were also notable detours. In 2008 he managed the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League (AFL). With his Tacoma Rainiers in first place in 2010, Brown was named manager of the Mariners on August 9th, replacing Don Wakamatsu. After the season he went back to Tacoma. He returned to the Mariners staff on May 2nd, 2013 as an extra coach while third base coach Jeff Datz underwent cancer treatment. He was the Mariners' Bunting and Baserunning Coordinator in 2014-2015. In the latter year, Brown also worked as a part-time hitting coach for the Jackson (TN) Generals from July 22nd until the end of the season. In 2018 Brown managed in the AFL again with the Javelinas. Brown was scheduled to manage the Rainiers in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. This ended Brown's long affiliation with the Mariners.
In 2021 Brown managed the Kingsport Axmen in the summer collegiate Appalachian League. In a highly unusual move, the team was disbanded on July 14th after a former player threatened a "Columbine 2.0." Players were given the option to join a newly-formed Kingsport Road Warriors for exclusively away games. At the end of the season, the team was allowed to resume the Axmen moniker and play home games.[1]
Brown returned to affiliated ball with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in 2022 and remained with the team through 2024. In 2022, the Jumbo Shrimp saw 12 players from their roster make their major league debuts. Brown also juggled a franchise-record 79 players, including Jacksonville highs for both pitchers (39) and starting pitchers (25).[2]
Preceded by Don Wakamatsu |
Seattle Mariners Manager 2010 |
Succeeded by Eric Wedge |
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