John McLaren (baseball)

John McLaren
McLaren with the Phillies in 2016
Catcher / Manager / Coach
Born: (1951-09-29) September 29, 1951 (age 72) Galveston, Texas, U.S.
MLB statistics
Games managed	159
Win–loss record	70-89
Winning %	.440
Teams
As manager Seattle Mariners (2007–2008) Washington Nationals (2011) As coach Toronto Blue Jays (1986–1990) Boston Red Sox (1991) Cincinnati Reds (1992) Seattle Mariners (1993–2002) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003–2005) Seattle Mariners (2007) Washington Nationals (2009–2011) Philadelphia Phillies (2016–2017)

John Lowell McLaren (born September 29, 1951) is an American former professional baseball coach and manager. He is best known for his brief tenure as manager of the Seattle Mariners, from July 1, 2007 to June 19, 2008. A native of the Houston, Texas area, McLaren was a catcher in the Houston Astros minor league system from 1970 to 1976, and later managed in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system.

He became a major league coach with the Blue Jays in 1986 and has since held major league coaching positions with the Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Washington Nationals. He also served as a coach for the United States national baseball team during the 2006 World Baseball Classic, spent two nonconsecutive seasons as a scout in the Devil Rays/Rays organization, and was interim manager of the Nationals for three games in 2011. He was employed as a professional scout for the Oakland Athletics organization from 2012 to 2015. He was the catching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies under manager Pete Mackanin for the 2016 season.