SEATTLE (AP) -The Seattle Mariners hired Rick Adair as pitching coach and John Wetteland as bullpen coach on Wednesday.
The team announced that Adair and Wetteland will join new bench coach Ty Van Burkleo and first base coach Lee Tinsley on the staff of first-time manager Don Wakamatsu next season.
Seattle still has to hire a third base coach and hitting coach.
The entire 2009 staff, including general manager Jack Zduriencik, was not with Seattle to begin the 2008 season.
Adair was a minor league pitching coordinator with Texas for the past four seasons. Previously, he served as pitching coach of the Detroit Tigers (1996-99) and Cleveland Indians (1992-93).
Wetteland is a former All-Star closer who was the bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals in 2006.
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