"Cardoza, 39 in January, gets his first job on an MLB staff. The Puerto Rico native has coached professionally for a decade, spending the majority of that time working in the Texas farm system. He served as a minor league manager and has led the Rangers' Double-A affiliate for the past three seasons. Seattle needed a new third base coach to replace Kristopher Negrón, who departed to take over as Don Kelly's bench coach with the Pirates."
"McKinley is also making his debut on a big league staff. He makes the jump from the college ranks after spending the past three seasons as the head coach at the University of Nevada. ( Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball reported that McKinley was leaving the Wolfpack to join the M's as field coordinator earlier this week.) The 2025 Mountain West Coach of the Year, McKinley led Nevada to a 19-11 record within conference play to win the regular season conference championship."
The Mariners set their 2026 coaching staff with three new hires for Dan Wilson: Austin Nola (bullpen coach), Carlos Cardoza (third base), and Jake McKinley (field coordinator). Cardoza, 39, earns his first MLB staff role after a decade coaching in the Texas farm system and three seasons managing the Rangers' Double-A affiliate. McKinley moves from the University of Nevada, where he was 2025 Mountain West Coach of the Year after leading Nevada to a 19-11 conference record and the regular season title. The rest of Wilson's staff, including Manny Acta, Edgar Martinez, Kevin Seitzer, and others, returns after the ALCS berth.
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