Jeff Pentland
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Jeffrey William Pentland (born September 8, 1946 in Hollywood, California) was most recently the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners. 2008 was his 12th season as a Major League Baseball hitting coach and third with the Mariners. He previously worked as the Chicago Cubs' hitting coach from 1997-2002 and the Kansas City Royals' hitting coach from 2003-2005. On June 9, 2008, Pentland was dismissed as the Mariners hitting coach and replaced with Lee Elia.
Pentland was a member of the Arizona State University Sun Devils 1967 National Championship baseball team along with fellow teammates including future big leaguers Reggie Jackson, Duffy Dyer and Gary Gentry. In 2002, Pentland was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame.
Pentland is often credited as a major influence in the development of Sammy Sosa.
Pentland resides in Tempe, Arizona
[edit] External links
- [1] - official Mariners Bio
