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Robby Hammock Named New BayBears Manager

BayBears 2015 Coaching Staff Announced by Diamondbacks
By Justin Baker
January 7, 2015

MOBILE, AL - The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) named the organization's 2015 Player Development staff, as announced by D-backs Director of Player Development, Mike Bell.

Robby Hammock will be the new manager for the Mobile BayBears (@Mobile_BayBears). Last season in his third year as a coach with the D-backs organization and second as a manager, Hammock led the Visalia Rawhide (Class A-Advanced affiliate for the Diamondbacks) to an overall 75-65 record and Wild Card berth into the California League Playoffs. The club fell just one victory shy of capturing the 2014 California League Championship.

Also new to the BayBears is Hitting Coach Jason Camilli who served in the same role in Visalia, along-side Hammock last season. Returning to Mobile and serving as the BayBears Pitching Coach for the second straight year will be Wellington Cepeda.

Former BayBears manager Andy Green, who won back-to-back Southern League Manager of the Year honors in in 2013 & 2014, was promoted this off-season to the D-backs Third Base Coach.

Hammock started coaching in 2012, serving as Hitting Coach of the Arizona League D-backs and then in 2013 served in his first managerial role as skipper for the Rookie Advanced Missoula Osprey in 2013. Over six seasons with the D-backs from 2003-11, the Macon, Georgia native hit .254 (122-for-481) with 30 doubles, 12 home runs and 48 RBI in 182 games. On May 18, 2004 he caught Hall of Fame LHP Randy Johnson's perfect game against the Atlanta Braves. Hammock was selected by the D-backs in the 23rd round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft from the University of Georgia.

Camilli enters his fourth year in the Diamondbacks organization and first with the BayBears. Before joining Visalia as Hitting Coach last season, Camilli served in the same role with Single-A South Bend in 2013 and Short Season Yakima in 2012. Camilli joined the D-backs coaching staff after having served as a Hitting Coach in the Nationals' organization from 2005-08.

Cepeda returns as the BayBears Pitching Coach where in 2014, his first year with Mobile, he helped guide five pitchers to their first ever appearance at the Triple-A level. Under his tutelage, a total of four pitchers who started with the BayBears last year made their Major League debut with the Diamondbacks before the season ended. 2015 will be Cepeda's 12th year as a coach with the D-backs.

The BayBears field staff also includes athletic trainer Masa Abe and strength and conditioning coach Matt Tenney. Both were with Mobile last season. Dustin Hann rounds out the field staff, with the 2015 season being his first year as the BayBears home clubhouse manager. Hann was in Mobile last season as the visiting clubhouse manager.

The BayBears season begins on the road April 9, with a five game series against the Birmingham Barons and Mobile will return to Hank Aaron Stadium for the BayBears home-opener against the Biloxi Shuckers on April 15.

For more information on the BayBears, or for more information on purchasing tickets, call 251-479-BEAR (2327) or visit the official team website at www.MobileBayBears.com. You can also "Like" the Mobile BayBears on Facebook and follow the team on both Instagram and Twitter using the handle @Mobile_BayBears.