Mike Maroth retired in January after unsuccessfully trying to make it back to the majors following various arm surgeries and the Tigers have hired him as their new Single-A pitching coach.
Maroth last pitched in the majors in 2007, but he’s still just 34 years old and spent all but a couple months of his six-season career with the Tigers, going 50-67 with a 5.05 ERA in 918 innings.
He replaces Joe Coleman, who was let go after coaching the Lakeland staff to the ninth-best ERA in the 12-team Florida State League.
Maroth is best known for losing 21 games in 2003, but for the most part the lefty was a solid back-of-the-rotation starter for the Tigers despite a fastball that topped out in the high-80s.
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- Detroit Michael - Sep 26, 2011 at 2:30 PM
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Joe Coleman was still working as a pitching coach? I had to look it up: born in 1947, so I guess he isn’t as old as I thought.
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- jwbiii - Sep 26, 2011 at 6:17 PM
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Watching Joe Coleman was one of the few pleasures of being a Senators fan. Until they traded him in the Denny McLain deal. . .
