Sal Fasano Named Fisher Cats' Manager
Fasano, 39, comes
to New Hampshire after making his managerial debut in 2010 with the
Lansing
Lugnuts, Blue Jays' Class-A affiliate of the Midwest League, where he
posted a
70-69 record at the helm. Fasano,
an
eleven year Major Leaguer, played in 16 games with Toronto during the
2007
season and clubbed 47 home runs and 140 RBIs in his 427-game Major
League
career.
"We welcome back Bob
and we
are looking forward to working with Sal, Pete and Justin," said Fisher
Cats
President Rick Brenner. "I am sure
that 2011 will be more exciting than 2010."
Fasano was originally
drafted
by the Kansas City Royals in the 37th round of
the 1993 amateur
draft and spent five of his eleven big league seasons in a Royals
uniform. The
Mashore, 38,
enters his sixth year in the Blue Jays organization as a coach. Originally selected by the
Detroit Tigers in
the third round of the 1991 amateur draft, he served as the hitting
coach for
the Dunedin Blue Jays (Class-A/Florida State League) in 2010 when his
club led
the league in doubles and home runs.
He
began his coaching career with the Pulaski Blue Jays
(Rookie/Appalachian
League) in 2004 before joining the Auburn Doubledays (Short
Season-A/NY-Penn League)
in 2006. Mashore
spent the 2008 and 2009
seasons as a coach with
Tarpey, 30, enters his
second season as the Fisher Cats athletic trainer.
Prior to joining
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Full- and Half-Season Tickets for the 2011 All-Star Season, including Opening
Day 2011 on April 7thand the 2011 Northeast Delta Dental
Eastern League All-Star Game on July
13 at
Merchantsauto.com Stadium, are on sale now. Mini-Ticket Plans
for the 2011 season are
also available by calling (603) 641-2005 or by visiting www.nhfishercats.com.