Quinton McCracken | Manager

McCracken was selected in the 25th round in the 1992 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies. In the 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft, McCracken was selected by the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays as their 2nd pick. McCracken carved out a 12-year career in MLB, recording a career .274 batting average with 359 runs scored, 244 runs batted in, 675 total hits, including 118 doubles, 32 triples, 21 homeruns, and 89 stolen bases. McCracken played in a total of 999 games between the Colorado Rockies (1995-97), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2000), Minnesota Twins (2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (2002-03), Seattle Mariners (2004), Arizona Diamondbacks (2004-05), and Cincinnati Reds (2006). During his time in MLB, McCracken spent his entire career in the outfield, playing 452 games in center field, 173 in left field and 123 in right field.

McCracken said, “I'm looking forward to working with and being of service to the next generation of MLB prospects this summer as we assist in their development paths both on and off the field.”

Ron Mahay | Pitching Coach

Ron Mahay made his Major League debut in 1997 with the Boston Red Sox and spent two years with them, followed by time with the Oakland Athletics (1999-2000), Florida Marlins (2000), Chicago Cubs (2001-2002), Texas Rangers (2003-2007), Atlanta Braves (2007), Kansas City Royals (2008-2009), and the Minnesota Twins (2009-2010). Throughout his 14 year MLB career, Mahay appeared in 514 games and pitched 568 innings with a win-loss record of 27-12 and an ERA of 3.83. He recorded 470 strikeouts while allowing 266 walks. Mahay will be joining the Scrappers as their pitching coach for the 2024 season. Mahay spent time coaching in Mahoning Valley during the 2021 and 2022 Scrappers seasons.

Mike DeFelice | Hitting Coach

Mike DiFelice made his Major League debut in 1996 with the St. Louis Cardinals and spent his first two years with them, followed by time with the Tampa Bay Rays (1998-2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), St. Louis Cardinals (2002), Kansas City Royals (2003), Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs (2004), New York Mets (2005-2007), and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008. DiFelice played in 550 career games, had 1,558 MLB at-bats, and had a career .236 batting average, with 368 hits and 167 RBI’s. DiFelice was a teammate of Scrappers manager Quinten McCracken in 1998. DiFelice will be joining the Scrappers for the 2024 season as the hitting coach.

Quentin Holmes | Assistant Coach

Quentin Holmes was drafted as an outfielder 64th overall (2nd round) to the Cleveland Guardians in the 2017 MLB draft, and he spent 2017-2022 in the Guardians organization. In the MiLB, he recorded 161 hits, 63 RBI’s, 27 doubles, and 50 stolen bases. Holmes will serve as an assistant coach to round out the Scrappers staff.