Earlier today, our Mariners named Justin Toole as the teams Director of Player Development, filling the hole left by the Andy McKay promotion. Toole, 36, comes to Seattle from the Cleveland Guardians where he served as Major League Hitting Analyst for three seasons from 2020-22. Toole transitioned from playing to coaching in 2016, serving as the Hitting Coach for Short-A Mahoning Valley in the Guardians organization. He was promoted in each of the ensuing seasons, serving as Hitting Coach for Class-A Lake County in 2017, High-A Lynchburg in 2018 and Double-A Akron in 2019. Photo by Rob Tringali, AP #SeaUsRise #SeattleMariners #Baseball #MLB #MarinersBaseball #SeattleBaseball #JustinToole