Roger Hansen

Roger Hansen

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== Coaching career ==
== Coaching career ==
In 1990 and 1991, Hansen was a minor league instructor for the [[Seattle Mariners]]. In 1992, he was the team's [[bullpen coach]].{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MZUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2196,1625116&dq=roger+hansen+mariners&hl=en |title=Mariners complete staff |author= |date=November 19, 1991 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |accessdate=August 11, 2010}} He was the youngest coach in the majors that year.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/seattle-mariners-2020-media-guide/page/13/ |title=Seattle Mariners 2020 Media Guide |date=2020 |page=13}} The Mariners' team [[earned run average]] was 4.55 that season and the team went 64–98 positioning them seventh in the [[American League West]].{{cite web |author= |date= |title=1992 Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/stats_mlb/1992~26/#pitching |accessdate=August 11, 2010 |work=The Baseball Cube |publisher=The Baseball Cube}} Hansen was fired at the end of the season along with the rest of the Mariners' coaching staff.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AO0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b3sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128,6108984&dq=roger+hansen+mariners&hl=en |title=Seattle cleans house |author= |date=October 14, 1992 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |accessdate=August 11, 2010}}
In 1990 and 1991, Hansen was a minor league instructor for the [[Seattle Mariners]]. In 1992, he was the team's [[bullpen coach]].{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MZUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2196,1625116&dq=roger+hansen+mariners&hl=en |title=Mariners complete staff |author= |date=November 19, 1991 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |accessdate=August 11, 2010}} He was the youngest coach in the majors that year.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/seattle-mariners-2020-media-guide/page/13/ |title=Seattle Mariners 2020 Media Guide |date=2020 |page=13}} The Mariners' team [[earned run average]] was 4.55 that season and the team went 64–98 positioning them seventh in the [[American League West]].{{cite web |author= |date= |title=1992 Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/stats_mlb/1992~26/#pitching |accessdate=August 11, 2010 |work=The Baseball Cube |publisher=The Baseball Cube}} Hansen was fired at the end of the season along with the rest of the Mariners' coaching staff.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AO0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b3sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128,6108984&dq=roger+hansen+mariners&hl=en |title=Seattle cleans house |author= |date=October 14, 1992 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |accessdate=August 11, 2010}}


In 1996, Hansen was hired as the [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[Class A Short Season|Class-A Short Season]] [[Everett AquaSox]] in the Mariners' organization.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Steve |date=1996-06-30 |title=Managing Bolsters Hansen's Resume |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-30-sp-19962-story.html |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Hansen was hired as a roving [[catcher|catching]] instructor for the [[Orix BlueWave]] in [[Japan|Japan's]] [[Pacific League]].{{cite web |author= |date=August 9, 2010 |title=Mariners bios |url=http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2012580460_newguys10.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104053715/http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2012580460_newguys10.html |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |accessdate=August 11, 2010 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}} He re-joined the Mariners' organization in 2002 as a [[coach (baseball)|coach]] with the AquaSox. Hansen managed the AquaSox for the last 28 games of the 2002 season. In 2003, he was named the Mariners' minor-league catching coordinator.
In 1996, Hansen was hired as the [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[Class A Short Season|Class-A Short Season]] [[Everett AquaSox]] in the Mariners' organization.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Steve |date=1996-06-30 |title=Managing Bolsters Hansen's Resume |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-30-sp-19962-story.html |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Hansen was hired as a roving [[catcher|catching]] instructor for the [[Orix BlueWave]] in [[Japan|Japan's]] [[Pacific League]].{{cite web |author= |date=August 9, 2010 |title=Mariners bios |url=http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2012580460_newguys10.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104053715/http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2012580460_newguys10.html |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |accessdate=August 11, 2010 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}} He re-joined the Mariners' organization in 2002 as a [[coach (baseball)|coach]] with the AquaSox. Hansen managed the AquaSox for the last 28 games of the 2002 season. In 2003, he was named the Mariners' minor-league catching coordinator.


On August 10, 2010, the Mariners fired members of their coaching staff, including bench coach [[Ty Van Burkleo]], and Hansen became the interim bench coach.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-09 |title=Update: Seattle Mariners fire manager Wakamatsu, pitching and bench coaches |url=https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sports/update-seattle-mariners-fire-manager-wakamatsu-pitching-and-bench-coaches/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Peninsula Daily News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Kirby |date=2010-09-14 |title=Mariners’ Hansen lives the Good Life |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/mariners-hansen-lives-the-good-life/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=HeraldNet.com |language=en-US}} He returned to the catching coordinator role to start 2011, and in September, he was named the Mariners' special assistant to the [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]].{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/seattle-mariners-2012-media-guide-c/page/9/ |title=Seattle Mariners 2012 Media Guide |date=2012 |page=9}} He held that role through 2020, when his contract was not renewed.{{Cite web |last=Drayer |first=Shannon |author-link=Shannon Drayer |date=2020-10-08 |title=Mariners let bullpen coach DeLunas go among behind the scenes changes |url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-let-bullpen-coach-brian-delunas-go-among-behind-the-scenes-changes/1196512 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Seattle Sports}}
On August 10, 2010, the Mariners fired members of their coaching staff, including bench coach [[Ty Van Burkleo]], and Hansen became the interim bench coach.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-09 |title=Update: Seattle Mariners fire manager Wakamatsu, pitching and bench coaches |url=https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sports/update-seattle-mariners-fire-manager-wakamatsu-pitching-and-bench-coaches/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Peninsula Daily News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Kirby |date=2010-09-14 |title=Mariners’ Hansen lives the Good Life |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/mariners-hansen-lives-the-good-life/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=HeraldNet.com |language=en-US}} He returned to the catching coordinator role to start 2011, and in September, he was named the Mariners' special assistant to the [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]].{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/seattle-mariners-2012-media-guide-c/page/9/ |title=Seattle Mariners 2012 Media Guide |date=2012 |page=9}} He held that role through 2020, when his contract was not renewed.{{Cite web |last=Drayer |first=Shannon |author-link=Shannon Drayer |date=2020-10-08 |title=Mariners let bullpen coach DeLunas go among behind the scenes changes |url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-let-bullpen-coach-brian-delunas-go-among-behind-the-scenes-changes/1196512 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Seattle Sports}}
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[[Category:Rio Mesa High School alumni]]
[[Category:Rio Mesa High School alumni]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Oxnard, California]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Oxnard, California]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]