Bradley Thomas Holman (born February 9, 1968) is an

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former professional baseball

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Playing career

Holman was drafted by the

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in the 35th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft out of Auburn University Montgomery. He played 17 games for Low-A

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in , but was released on March 29, . On April 7, he signed with the Seattle Mariners and was assigned to High-A

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. In 47 games, he had a 6-6 record and a 3.22

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. After beginning with Peninsula, he was promoted to Double-A

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. In , he made his major league debut after starting the season with the Triple-A

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. Holman did not play in the majors in , and he played in Seattle's, Colorado's, and

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's minor league systems in .

Coaching career

Holman began his coaching career in the Mariners' organization as the pitching coach for Low-A

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in , and held that role through . In , he was the pitching coach for Double-A

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, and for Double-A West Tenn in . In , he served as the pitching coach for the Double-A

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in the

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organization. During the 2008 off-season Holman signed a contract with the Texas Rangers organization to coach for the Single-A

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where he coached through . In he became pitching coach for the Single-A

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where he coached through . Then he was promoted to pitching coach in Triple-A with the

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where he coached from through . On November 5, 2015, Holman became the bullpen coach for the Texas Rangers. After the 2017 he was replaced as the Rangers' bullpen coach. Holman was named as the pitching coach for the

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for the 2018 season.

Personal life

Holman's brother

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was also a former professional baseball pitcher who played for the

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of the MLB.

References

https://www.mlb.com/news/texas-rangers-triple-a-round-rock-pitching-coach-brad-holman-builds-relationship-with-his-pitchers/c-5162594

External links

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