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Terry MurrayDuring the 1998 -- 99 season, Murray assumed the Panthers' head coaching position from his brother, Bryan, the interim Panthers' coach, after Doug MacLean was fired.
Jerry NarronOn February 25, 2008, Narron was named a special assignments scout and front-office consultant with his former team, the Rangers.
John VanbiesbrouckIn 2013, Vanbiesbrouck was named the general manager and director of hockey operations for the United States Hockey League's (USHL) Muskegon Lumberjacks.
Arthur EhlersHe eventually became a scout for the Orioles, retiring in 1973.
Mike Kitchen Kitchen was hired as an assistant coach by the Newmarket Saints of the AHL for the 1988 -- 89 season, and was subsequently hired for the same position by the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he spent eight seasons.
Tom Hamilton (broadcaster)Tom joined the Indians broadcast team for the 1990 season, after spending three years in the booth for the then AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Columbus Clippers.
Bob SkubeHe was hired as the hitting coach for the Class-A Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League in 2010.
Paul MolitorAfter retiring as a player, Molitor remained with the Twins as a bench coach for three seasons, and was considered a leading candidate to manage the team when Tom Kelly retired after the 2001 season, but declined in part because the Twins were still at the time being targeted for potential contraction.
Toby HarrahIn 1996 he served as the third base coach for the Cleveland Indians under Mike Hargrove, replacing Buddy Bell, who had been named manager of the Detroit Tigers.
Buck ShowalterIn his first season with the Rangers, Showalter managed the team to a 71 -- 91 record -- again in last place ; but following the high-profile, off-season trade which sent Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees, Showalter's Rangers jumped out to an early-season record of 17 -- 9 by early May of the 2004 season.
Bob Howsam Approaching his 60th birthday at the close of the 1977 season, Howsam turned over his general manager responsibilities to a longtime assistant, Dick Wagner.
Tony LaCavaIn the fall of 2002, the Toronto Blue Jays named him as an Assistant to the General Manager.
Pete Harnisch In November of 2012, Harnisch was hired by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to be a roving pitching instructor.
Willie RandolphOn November 26, 2012, it was announced Randolph would be the third base coach in the World Baseball Classic for Team USA.
Burt ShottonIn 1960, Rickey, the CL president, engaged him to assist and supervise the managers in the Western Carolinas League, a Class D minor league originally set up to groom talent for the CL.
Don Jackson (ice hockey)In 1997, Jackson was hired by Kevin Constantine as Assistant Coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, serving 3 seasons.
Larry ParrishOn October 29, 2010, it was announced that Parrish would become the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves, replacing Terry Pendleton, who was moved to first base coach.
Joe KelleyFormer teammate Wilbert Robinson, then manager of the Brooklyn Robins, hired Kelley and McGinnity to join his coaching staff for the 1926 MLB season.
Rick StelmaszekStelmaszek trails only Nick Altrock, who spent 42 consecutive years (--) as a coach with the old Washington Senators (the predecessor to the Twins' franchise), and Manny Mota, who entered his 33rd consecutive season with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012, as the longest-tenured coach in continuous service with one franchise in MLB history.
Roy HowellIn 2011 he became the field manager for the Road Warriors of the Atlantic League of Profession Baseball, an independent professional baseball league.
Roy CampanellaIn 1978, he moved to California and took a job as assistant to the Dodgers' director of community relations, Campanella's former teammate and longtime friend Don Newcombe.
Bobby ValentineHowever, Valentine confirmed he was no longer a candidate for the position after the Florida Marlins owner, Jeffrey Loria stated that Edwin Rodriguez, the interim manager they summoned to replace Gonzalez, will manage the team through the 2010 season.
Jeff Nelson (umpire)He was promoted to the National League prior to the 1999 season along with Paul Nauert to fill vacancies left by the retirements of Jim Quick and Harry Wendelstedt.
Paul HolmgrenHe served in that position under General Manager Bobby Clarke until Clarke resigned a month into the 2006 -- 07 season, at which time Holmgren was named General Manager of the club.
Dave Hansen (baseball)On September 26, 2007, Hansen was named the Diamondbacks minor league hitting coordinator.
Gary DenboHe also served as the Hitting Coach for the American League All-star team in the 2001 All-star game in Seattle.
John Weisbrod On June 27, 2011, Weisbrod was named the Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel of the Calgary Flames after winning a Stanley Cup ring with the Bruins.
Pete VuckovichIn 1992, he was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitching instructor.
Jon Daniels On October 4, 2005, Hart announced he was stepping down as GM and the Rangers replaced him with Daniels.
Robbie FtorekAugust 07, 2013, the Calgary Flames hired Ftorek as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat.
Hank O'Day O'Day's name was mentioned in connection with a major league managing vacancy as early as 1905.
Sal FasanoOn November 28, 2010, Fasano accepted the position as the manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Robert Lees (baseball)In 2001 Lees was hired as an assistant coach for the Gulf Coast League Braves.
Jim HendryPrior to his promotion to GM, he was named Assistant GM/Player Personnel Director on October 12, 2001, and previously the Director of Player Development, in charge of both Scouting and Minor League Operations.
Larry WalkerAs of 2008, Walker is an instructor on the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training staff under manager Tony La Russa and does fill-in training with the Cardinals staff.
Marty Brown (baseball)On November 19, 2012, the Blue Jays announced that Brown would return as the manager of the Buffalo Bisons, now the Triple-A affiliate of the Blue Jays.
Bill SteinStein continued to manage the Columbia Mets in 1990, leading them to an 83 -- 60 record.
Randy BushOn August 19, 2011, Bush was named the interim General Manager of the Chicago Cubs replacing Jim Hendry.
Brian DaubachIn December 2013, he was named manager of the Harrisburg Senators, the team's Double-A affiliate.
Brad Mills (manager) On October 31, 2012, Mills was hired as the third base coach of the Cleveland Indians, to work with Terry Francona again.
Fred HutchinsonHis success led to his second Major League managerial job when he replaced Harry Walker as skipper of the St. Louis Cardinals for the 1956 season.
Donie Bush In October 1926, Bush was hired to replace Bill McKechnie as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bruce TannerIn October 2008, he was promoted to the position of Major League Scout, one of five that are employed by the Detroit Tigers.
Charlie GrimmHe returned to the Brewers in 1951 when they were a farm team of the Boston Braves.
Doug MelvinMelvin spent the 2002 season as a consultant for the Boston Red Sox before taking the reins in Milwaukee.
Harry WalkerAfter prepping as a skipper in the Cardinals' minor league system beginning in 1951, Walker was called up from Rochester in the AAA International League on May 28,, to replace Eddie Stanky as Cardinals' manager.
Charlie FoxIn 1976, he joined the front office of the Montreal Expos as a special assignment scout and served as the club's emergency manager when Karl Kuehl was fired September 4.
Eddie AustinIn 1979, he became the Tampa Bay Rowdies Director of Player and Community Development before becomding the team's Director of Operations.
Pete MackaninMackanin was hired by the Cincinnati Reds as a scout for the 2007 season, but when the team fired manager Jerry Narron on July 1 of that year, he was named the club's interim manager.
Andy TracyAfter the 2011 season, he retired and was named manager of the Williamsport Crosscutters, the Phillies class A farm team.
Tim TolmanAfter the 2009 season, Tolman was hired as bench coach by new Cleveland Indians' new manager, Manny Acta, under whom Tolman had coached in Washington.
Tom KotchmanIn 1990, Kotchman assumed a role he would play for 23 seasons, as both a Florida-based area scout and manager of the Angels' Short-Season Class A or Rookie-level teams in the Northwest League and the Pioneer League.
Dave NonisOn January 9, 2013, Nonis was named general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after Burke was relieved of his duties.
Tony Bernazard Bernazard became the Vice President of Development for the New York Mets in December 2004 after serving as a Special Assistant to General Manager Omar Minaya.
Joel YoungbloodHe also managed the Kane County Cougars, an Orioles farm club in the Midwest League, in 1992.
Jeff Jackson (ice hockey b. 1965)When Ferguson was fired by the Leafs on January 22, 2008, Jackson remained as the team's Assistant General Manager under Cliff Fletcher, who replaced Ferguson.
Jacob Cruz On December 13, 2010, the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Cruz to be the Hitting Coach of the Yakima Bears, the Diamondbacks Short Season Class A team.
Joel YoungbloodAfter serving as a minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator, Youngblood joined the Diamondbacks as third base coach on July 3, 2010.
Bill McGunnigle McGunnigle took over as manager of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1888, after the club had finished sixth in the American Association the previous year under owner/manager Charlie Byrne.
Doug DascenzoOn October 14, 2013, Dascenzo was promoted from the Minor Leagues to the Majors, given the position of third base coach due to Brian Snitker being promoted to the manager of the Braves Triple-A club.
Steve RoadcapAfter three years as the Mariners' minor league catching instructor, he took over as the Inland Empire 66ers manager in 2003 and led them to victory in the California League championship.
Gene MauchSeven years after his retirement as a manager, Mauch returned in 1995 as bench coach with the Kansas City Royals to assist Bob Boone, who was in his first year as a big league skipper.
Tony MuserIn 2008, he became a roving minor league instructor for the Padres.
Moe DrabowskyIn 1989 he was the pitching coach of the Vancouver PCL team.
Stan KylesOn May 25, 2010, he returned as the Brewers bullpen coach.
Dean Taylor (baseball)In June 2006, he was selected to serve in his current position of Vice President of Baseball Operations/Assistant General Manager for the Kansas City Royals.
Herk RobinsonHowever, Robinson's tenure as top baseball executive in Kansas City was marked by the club's continued decline from perennial contender to also-ran in the American League West Division and, after 1993, the AL Central.
Joe KerriganKerrigan later served as pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies and was hired as the bullpen coach for the New York Yankees in November 2005.
Jim KaatAfter pitching in 16 games spread out over the next two seasons, Kaat became a permanent member of the pitching staff when the team moved west in 1961 to become the Minnesota Twins.
Stubby OvermireIn 1959 as manager of the Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League, Overmire was named Manager of the Year.
Larry MavetyMavety stepped down halfway through the 2002 -- 03 season to focus solely on being the GM of the team.
Dave KellerIn 1990, Keller was hired by the Cleveland Indians to manage their farm team in Burlington, North Carolina.
Ron Johnson (baseball)In 2002, Johnson was promoted to Double-A as manager of the Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League.
Andy Van HellemondAfter retiring, Van Hellemond went to the East Coast Hockey League, where he held a management position there until being hired by the NHL in 2000 to replace Bryan Lewis as Director of Officiating.
Todd ClausClaus left the professional baseball ranks to become the assistant baseball coach of Jacksonville University of Jacksonville, Florida, following the season, which saw Boston fall in Game 7 of the 2008 American League Championship Series.
Chris BosioIn 2003, he was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach for Lou Piniella.
Lloyd McClendonOn Nov. 3, 2013, McClendon was in Seattle for a second interview for the managerial job for the Seattle Mariners.
Brian Burke (ice hockey)Burke stepped down as GM of the Anaheim Ducks on November 12, 2008.
Billy McMillonThen, on January 20, 2012, he was promoted to manager of the Salem Red Sox of the Class A Carolina League.
John PaddockWhen Ottawa head coach Bryan Murray was promoted to general manager in July 2007, Paddock became head coach of Ottawa, the sixth head coach in modern Senators' history.
Euclides RojasIn 2000, he was briefly a member of the Marlins' MLB coaching staff, serving as interim bullpen coach.
Garry Young (ice hockey)Young was hired by the NHL brass as General Manager of the Golden Seals again in February 1974 after Glover resigned.
Rick HoneycuttHoneycutt also remained as pitching coach when Don Mattingly replaced Torre after the 2010 season.
Dave JaussIn 1995, Jauss was the field coordinator for player development of the Baltimore Orioles, and the following year, he became the advance scout for the Boston Red Sox, reunited with Duquette.
Ron LowDuring the 1987 season, Low was promoted to assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers.
Dave KellerFor the 2013 season, he was promoted to manager of the Single A affiliate Daytona Cubs.
Kim NgShe joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001 as assistant GM.
Rick WiseHe returned to his duties as pitching coach after Von Hayes was named the new manager for 2008.
Luke SewellIn January 1949 Sewell was hired as a pitching coach by the Cincinnati Reds and, in October of that year, he took over as the Reds' manager from Bucky Walters.
Milt Thompson (baseball)On Thursday, July 22, 2010, Milt Thompson was relieved of his duties as hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lee EliaHe was then moved into the hitting coach position on June 9, 2008 upon the dismissal of Jeff Pentland.
Clay HopperManaging the Montreal Royals of the International League in 1946, Hopper served as Jackie Robinson's first manager in integrated baseball.
Ken BoyerBoyer was named manager of the Cardinals in early 1978, after Vern Rapp was fired with the team at 6 -- 11 (Jack Krol served as interim manager for two games), and posted a 62 -- 81 record.
Rich Miller (baseball)He began the baseball season as the hitting coach with the Twins' Single-A Midwest League affiliate, the Beloit Snappers, and was promoted to the same job with Rochester in July 2009.
Neil Smith (ice hockey) On June 8, 2006, Smith was introduced as the New York Islanders' general manager, making him the only person in professional hockey history to serve as general manager with both New York teams.
Martin Lapointe On December 5, 2009, the Blackhawks hired Lapointe as a pro scout.
Jack MaloofThat year, the Padres named Maloof their Minor League Hitting Instructor, a position he held until 1990.
Pat LaFontaineOn November 13, 2013 the Buffalo Sabres hired Pat LaFontaine as their new President of Hockey Operations.
Lloyd McClendonThe Tigers did not have an official bench coach until Gene Lamont was named to that position for the 2013 season, but McClendon served a part of that role as acting manager in the absence of Jim Leyland.
Ken SchinkelHe stayed with the Penguins through 1989, then followed Eddie Johnston to the Hartford Whalers, where he remained in the front office for the rest of his hockey career.