‘Cats coaching staff features fresh
faces
TROY,
NY — The Houston Astros announced today
the Tri-City ValleyCats field staff for the 2013 season. The ‘Cats coaching
staff features all new members led by skipper Ed Romero. His staff will
consist of Doug White (pitching coach), Russ Steinhorn (hitting
coach) and Michael Rendon (athletic trainer).
Romero becomes
the sixth manager in ValleyCats history and will be coaching his 21st year of professional baseball.
He is four years removed from the Astros Major League staff, having served as
the bench coach in 2009 and the third base coach in 2008. He has managed a total
of 11 seasons in the minor leagues between the Houston, Milwaukee and San Diego
organizations. He spent his last two seasons managing the Gulf Coast League
Astros.
White joins the Astros
organization after spending his last five seasons as a pitching coach in St.
Louis’ minor league system. He was with Rookie League Johnson City over his last
four seasons and was pitching coach for the Batavia Muckdogs during their 2008
New York-Penn League championship season.
Steinhorn joins the
Astros organization from the collegiate ranks, where he most recently served as
an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Delaware State. Prior to that,
Steinhorn served on the coaching staff for the Allegany County Nitros in the New
York Collegiate Baseball League. Rendon returns for his third season in the
Astros system and his second as athletic trainer for Tri-City.
Season tickets, mini-plans and flex plans
are available for the ValleyCats 2013 season, and may be purchased online at www.tcvalleycats.com, by phone at 518-629-CATS or by visiting
the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium box office. The ValleyCats are also currently
selling game worn road jerseys from their historic 2012 season through their
online team store.
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