SEAWOLVES FIELD STAFF GABE ALVAREZ MANAGER JOHN MURRIAN HITTING COACH DANNY RICABAL PITCHING COACH OLLIE KADEY DEVELOPMENT COACH ANDRES RODRIGUEZ STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH ABOUT THE SKIPPER Gabe Alvarez is the 19th manager in SeaWolves history. Prior to joining the Tigers organization, Alvarez spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Southern California. He also served as the Trojans' recruiting coordinator and hitting coach before departing for professional baseball. Alvarez was selected in the second round of the 1995 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the San Diego Padres. After three seasons in the Padres' Minor League system, he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft and then traded to the Tigers. Alvarez made his Major League debut with Detroit on June 22, 1998. He split time between Toledo and Detroit from 1998-2000 before being traded to the Padres in July of 2000. CHRIS VICK ATHLETIC TRAINER