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Robert Magallanes (born August 18, 1969) is an American professional baseball coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). he previously was a coach for the Atlanta Braves.
Career
Magallanes attended Bell High School in Bell, California, and graduated in 1987. The Montreal Expos selected him in the 44th round of the 1987 MLB draft, but he did not sign, and enrolled at Cerritos College. The Seattle Mariners selected Magallanes in the 50th round of the 1989 MLB draft. He played in Minor League Baseball for 12 years, with six of them in the Mexican League. During the 1994–95 MLB strike, Magallanes was a replacement player for the Chicago Cubs.
Magallanes became a coach in the Los Angeles Angels' organization in 2002. He became the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernals for the 2004 season. He was promoted to manage the Arkansas Travelers in 2007, and won the Texas League championship in 2008. He managed Arkansas through 2010 and then managed the Birmingham Barons in 2011 and 2012. He coached for Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League in 2013–14. He was hitting coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats in 2015 and the Arizona League Indians in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, he coached the Columbus Clippers. He coached the Gwinnett Stripers in 2019, and was brought up to the major leagues with the Atlanta Braves during September.
In 2021, the Braves promoted Magallanes to the major league coaching staff as assistant hitting coach. Magallanes was a member of the 2021 World Series champions. On October 10, 2024, the Braves announced that Magallanes would not return for the 2025 season. On November 25, 2024, Magallanes was hired by the Seattle Mariners in the same role for 2025.
Personal life
Bobby's older brother, Ever Magallanes, is also a baseball manager. Born in the United States, Magallanes is of Mexican descent.
Magallanes is studying for a master's degree in performance psychology at National University.
See also
List of Major League Baseball replacement players
References
External links
Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)