Carson R. Vitale (born August 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional baseball

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. He is the Major League Field Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Vitale attended

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in Victoria, British Columbia. Viatale attended Laredo College for his freshman year of college, and transferred to McLennan Community College for his sophomore year. Vitale transferred to Creighton University for his final two years of college. Vitale was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 38th round of the

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. He played for the AZL Rangers and Spokane Indians in 2010, and for Spokane in 2011. Vitale joined the Los Angeles Angels organization as a coach in 2012. He served as the hitting coach for the

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in 2012, and as hitting coach for the

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in 2013. He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the manager of the DSL Angels. He joined the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and served as their International Field Coordinator in 2016 and 2017. He then joined the Seattle Mariners organization and served as their minor league field coordinator in 2018 and 2019. On November 7, 2019, Vitale was named the Major League field coordinator for the Seattle Mariners.

References

External links

Creighton Bluejays bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vitale, Carson 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Baseball people from British Columbia Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Canadian baseball coaches Seattle Mariners coaches McLennan Highlanders baseball players Creighton Bluejays baseball players category:Creighton University alumni Arizona League Rangers players Spokane Indians players Minor league baseball coaches Minor league baseball managers