| Carl Willis | |
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| Seattle Mariners – No. 48 | |
| Pitcher/Pitching Coach | |
| Born: December 28, 1960 Danville, Virginia |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 9, 1984 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 3, 1995 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Career statistics | |
| Record | 22-16 |
| ERA | 4.25 |
| Strikeouts | 222 |
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Coaching Career |
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Carl Blake Willis (born December 28, 1960 in Danville, Virginia) was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. He is currently the pitching coach of the Seattle Mariners.
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Willis was a member of two World Series champions: the Tigers in the 1984 World Series and the Twins in the 1991 World Series,however, he did not get a ring in the 1984 Series because he was traded around the middle of the season. In 9 seasons he had a 22-16 win-loss record, 267 games, 2 games started, 81 games finished, 13 saves, 390 innings pitched, 424 hits allowed, 210 runs allowed, 184 earned runs allowed, 28 home runs allowed, 115 walks allowed, 222 strikeouts, 2 hit batsmen, 20 wild pitches, 1,668 batters faced, 25 intentional walks, 3 balks and a 4.25 ERA.
From 2003 to 2009 he served as the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians.[1]
On November 30, 2009, Willis was named the Seattle Mariners minor-league pitching coordinator.[2] On August 9, 2010, Willis was promoted to the Seattle Mariners Coaching Staff as the new Pitching Coach replacing Rick Adair who was fired along with Manager Don Wakamatsu & Bench Coach Ty Van Burkleo.
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