Sakata, Lum to coach winter ball
Advertiser Staff
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Lenn Sakata and Mike Lum, former big leaguers with ties to Hawai'i, will be on the coaching staffs of the revived Hawai'i Winter Baseball, the league announced.
Sakata, a Kalani High graduate who played 11 major league seasons, will manage the Waikiki BeachBoys. He is manager of the San Francisco Giants' Single-A affiliate in San Jose. He managed the Honolulu Sharks in 1993.
Lum, a Roosevelt High graduate who played 15 big league seasons, including with all-time home run king Hank Aaron, will serve as coach for the North Shore Honu. He is hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers' Single-A club West Virginia Power.
The off-season developmental league opens Oct. 2 with the Sharks playing the BeachBoys, 7 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.
The league ran from 1993 to 1997 and boasted an alumni who include Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies and Saint Louis School and Hawai'i Pacific University alumnus Benny Agbayani of the Chiba Lotte Marines.
The BeachBoys and Sharks will be based out of Murakami Stadium, while the Honu and CaneFires will play their home games at Hans L'Orange Park in Waipahu.
For season tickets, call 973-7247 or check out the league's Web site at www.hawaiiwinterbaseball.com. Season ticket holders will be provided a special key chain that acts as the traditional paper ticket. Individual tickets range from $3 to $6 at Murakami and $2 to $5 at Hans L'Orange.
HONOLULU SHARKS
Manager: Gary Kendall (Baltimore Orioles), manager of the Delmarva Shorebirds (Salisbury, MD) of the low-A South Atlantic League. Completing second season at Delmarva and third overall as a minor league manager.
Pitching coach: Tony Arnold (Cleveland Indians), pitching coach of the Burlington (NC) Indians of the rookie Appalachian League. Pitched for the Orioles in 1986 and 1987.
Coach: Hensley Meulens (Pittsburgh Pirates), coach of the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. Played the corner infield and outfield positions in seven big league seasons, mostly with the New York Yankees.
WAIKIKI BEACHBOYS
Manager: Lenn Sakata (San Francisco Giants), manager of San Jose Giants of the High-A California League.
Pitching coach: Butch Hughes (Colorado Rockies), pitching coach of the Modesto (Calif.) Nuts of the High-A California League.
Coach: Dana Williams (Seattle Mariners), manager of Peoria (Ariz.) of the rookie Arizona League. Pitched for the Boston Red Sox in 1989.
WEST O'AHU CANEFIRES
Manager: Todd Claus (Boston Red Sox), manager of Portland (Maine) Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League. Completing second season at Portland and fifth overall as a minor league manager.
Pitching coach: Scott Aldred (New York Yankees), pitching coach of the Charleston (SC) Riverdogs of the Low-A South Atlantic League. Pitched in nine big league seasons.
Coach: Mike Micucci (Texas Rangers), manager of the Spokane (Wash.) Indians of the short-season Single-A Northwest League.
NORTH SHORE HONU
Manager: Dave Clark (Houston Astros), manager of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Hooks of the Double-A Texas League. Completing second season at Corpus Christi and fourth overall as a minor league manager. The former outfielder spent 13 seasons in the major leagues.
Pitching coach: Glenn Dishman (Los Angeles Dodgers), pitching coach of Vero Beach (Fla.) Dodgers of the high-A Florida State League. Pitched from 1995 to 1997 in the big leagues.
Coach: Mike Lum (Milwaukee Brewers), hitting coach of the West Virginia Power of the low-A South Atlantic League.