Marty Brown Returns As Manager for 51s in 2012!
The 51s coaching staff was also announced as Bob Stanley will serve as pitching coach and Chad Mottola will return for his third season as hitting coach. Voon Chong will also return for his third season as Athletic Trainer of the 51s.
Brown, 48, guided Triple-A Las Vegas to a 71-73 (.493) record in his inaugural season in 2011. The 51s finished in second place in the PCL Southern Division, 17 games behind first-place Sacramento. Brown has an extensive managerial career which began in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 1997. He managed four seasons in the Japanese Central League with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2006-09) and one season in the Pacific League with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2010.
He has compiled a 10-year minor league managerial record of 704-655 (.518) and a six-year Triple-A record of 445-414 (.518). Brown managed on the Triple-A level with the Nashville Sounds of the PCL from 2001-02, Buffalo Bisons of the International League from 2003-05 and Las Vegas in 2011. He compiled a three-year mark of 238-193 (.552) with Buffalo. He led the team to the IL title in 2004 after a regular season record of 83-61 (.576) and also managed the club to a first place finish in their division in 2005 with an 82-62 (.569) record. He was named the 2004 IL Manager of the Year and was also named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America.
"We're very happy to have Marty returning to Las Vegas to lead our Triple-A club in 2012," Toronto's Director of Minor League Operations Charlie Wilson, said. "He is a veteran baseball man with a wealth of knowledge and possesses the ability to install a winning attitude in his players."
He began his professional career in 1985 when selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. He made his Major League debut in 1988 and appeared in 35 games over two seasons with the Reds (1988-89) and one with Baltimore (1990), who selected him in the Rule 5 Draft in winter of 1989. He recorded his first Major League hit on Sept. 25, 1988 against Atlanta.
He then played in Japan for three seasons with Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1992-94) before playing for Triple-A Oklahoma City in 1995. He played eight seasons in the minor leagues and appeared in 814 career games and batted .274 (778-for-2,840) with 85 home runs and 409 RBI.
Brown played two years at the University of Georgia (1984-85) where he batted .343 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI in 44 games as a junior and .373 with 15 home runs and 62 RBI in 65 games as a senior. He was named team co-captain and MVP during his senior season. Prior to enrolling at Georgia, he played at Crowder (MO) College, where he received an associate degree in liberal arts. During his high school career, he was captain of his baseball and football teams at Rolla (MO) High School, where he also played basketball.
MARTY BROWN'S MANAGERIAL RECORD
1997, Erie (A), New York-Penn, 50-26, .658
1998, Augusta (A), South Atlantic, 68-74, .479
1999, Altoona (AA), Eastern, 67-73, .479
2000, Altoona (AA), Eastern, 74-68, .521
2001, Nashville (AAA), Pacific Coast, 64-77, .454
2002, Nashville (AAA), Pacific Coast, 72-71, .503
2003, Buffalo (AAA), International, 73-70, .510
2004, Buffalo (AAA)*+, International, 83-61, .576
2005, Buffalo (AAA), International,82-62, .569
2011, Las Vegas (AAA), Pacific Coast,71-73, .493
TOTALS (10 years), 704-655, .518
2006-09, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Japan Central League
2010, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Japan Pacific League
*IL Manager of the Year; +IL Champions
Las Vegas Franchise All-Time Managers List:
1983, Harry Dunlop (83-60, .580)
1984-85, Bob Cluck (136-144, .486)
1986, Larry Bowa (80-62, .563, PCL Champions)
1987, Jack Krol (69-73, .486)
1988-89, Steve Smith (148-135, .523, '88 PCL Champions)
1990, Pat Kelly (58-86, .403)
1991-92, Jim Riggleman (139-145, .489)
1993-94, Russ Nixon (114-172, .399)
1995, Tim Flannery (61-83, .424)
1996-98, 2005-06, Jerry Royster (323-387, .455)
1999, Mike Ramsey (67-75, .472)
2000, Duane Espy (30-20, .600)
2000, Tony Franklin (43-50, .462)
2001, Rick Sofield (68-76, .472)
2002, Brad Mills (85-59, .590, PCL Manager of the Year)
2003, John Shoemaker (76-66, .535)
2004, Terry Kennedy (67-76, .469)
2007-08, Lorenzo Bundy (141-146, .491)
2009, Mike Basso (71-73, .493)
2010, Dan Rohn (66-78, .458)
2011, Marty Brown (71-73, .493)
Mottola will enter his third season as the hitting instructor for the 51s. In 2011, the 51s offense led the PCL with a .307 average and established franchise records in average, hits (1,567), at-bats (5,107) and tied in doubles (352). In 2010, the 51s offense also established franchise records in total bases (2,414), doubles (352), extra-base hits (557) and most consecutive games with a home run (15). In 2009, he served as the Roving Minor League Hitting Coach for the Blue Jays. He served two seasons (2007-08) as the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. In 2007, he joined the ranks of coaching assisting with the Blue Jays Extended Spring Training program.
He played 16 seasons in professional baseball from 1992-2007. He made his Major League debut with Cincinnati on April 23, 1996 against New York and recorded his first Major League hit against Montreal off Jeff Fassero on April 24.
Mottola played in the Cincinnati (1992-98), Texas (1998), Chicago White Sox (1999), Toronto (2000, 2002, 2005-07), Florida (2001), Boston (2003) and Baltimore (2004) organizations.
He appeared in 59 career Major League games and appeared in 1,801 career minor league games. He was originally selected by Baltimore in the 10th round of the 1989 June draft but did not sign. He was then selected by Cincinnati in the first round (5th overall) of the 1992 draft.
Stanley enters his first season as the pitching coach at Triple-A Las Vegas and also enters his inaugural season with the Blue Jays organization. He previously served as pitching coach for a total of 12 seasons between the New York Mets and San Francisco organizations.
He served as pitching coach for six seasons in the Giants organization, five seasons with Double-A Connecticut (2004-08) and one season with Single-A Hagerstown (2003). He also served six seasons in the Mets organization with Single-A Pittsfield (1997 & 2000), Single-A St. Lucie (1998) and Double-A Binghamton (1999 & 2001-02).
He played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Boston Red Sox (1977-89). The right-hander appeared in 637 career games and posted a 115-97 record with a 3.64 ERA that included 132 saves. He allowed 1,858 hits and struck out 693 batters in 1,707.0 innings pitched. He is the only member of Red Sox to compile 100 wins and 100 saves in a career. He was selected in the first-round (seventh overall pick) by the Red Sox in the 1974 draft.
Stanley, the two-time American League All-Star (1979, 1983), was the all-time Red Sox saves leader until Jonathan Papelbon broke his record on July 1, 2009. He is also the all-time leader in appearances (637) and is a member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame since 2000. Stanley recorded a career-high 33 saves (2.45 ERA) in 1983 and a career-high 16 victories in 1979. He was a key member of the 1986 American League Champions Red Sox team that came within one strike of winning the World Series against the New York Mets.
He is a graduate of Kearny High School in Kearny, New Jersey.
Chong has been in the Blue Jays organization as Athletic Trainer for 10 seasons (2002-11). Before joining Las Vegas in 2010, he was the athletic trainer at Double-A New Hampshire for six seasons (2004-09) and was named the 2007 Eastern League Athletic Trainer of the Year. He serves as Assistant Minor League Athletic Trainer and Rehab Coordinator for the Blue Jays. He attended Simon Fraser University in Canada and earned his degree in Kinesiology.
The 51s open their 30th season in the Silver State on Thursday, April 5 against division-rival, the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland A's, at 7:05 p.m. at Cashman Field.
Season tickets and mini-plan packages (10 & 10-Game You Pick'em, 20, 33-game plans) are available by calling the 51s office at (702) 798-7825.