Mavericks announce coaching staff
MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Medicine Hat Mavericks have announced its coaching staff for the 2017 season.
Michael Thompson will join the Western Major Baseball League team as field manager for the summer campaign, while Andrew Murphy will take the assistant coaching position. Kyle Swannack returns as pitching coach for the Mavericks.
Thompson, who was drafted by the Houston Astros in 2005, has nine years of professional baseball experience and currently is an assistant coach with the Vanguard University Lions in California. Thompson played two seasons in Quebec, and said playing in Canada was the best baseball experience he had.
“They’re great fans, great people, and I’m excited to get back to Canada,” he said over the phone from Costa Mesa, California.