Michael Richard Adair (born January 19, 1958) is an American former professional baseball coach and former player.

Playing career

As a player, Adair played

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and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.Rick Adair - The Baseball Cube
/ref> Injuries ended his career seven years later, having peaked at the Triple-A level.

Coaching career

He has held various coaching jobs since the end of his playing career, mostly as a minor-league pitching coach, with the

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organizations. He held major league coaching jobs with Cleveland, Detroit, and Seattle. Prior to being appointed to his former position with Seattle, Adair spent four seasons as a minor-league pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers. He was suspended on September 11, 1997, for 2 games after a postgame confrontation with the umpires. Adair served as pitching coach for the

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. Adair took over pitching coach Mark Connor's position after the latter resigned on June 14. Adair went on a leave of absence for personal reasons and was succeeded as pitching coach by Bill Castro on August 16, 2013.

Personal

Adair is the nephew of former MLB pitcher and pitching coach Art Fowler.

References

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