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Biography
James Patrick Horner (born (1973-11-11)November 11, 1973 in Snoqualmie, Washington) is an American professional baseball manager and a former minor league baseball player. Horner currently serves as an assistant baseball coach at Washington State University. He was previously the pilot of the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (2006–2007), High Desert Mavericks (2008–2010; 2013) and Class AA Jackson Generals (2014-2015) all Seattle Mariners affiliates.
Professional playing career
The 6 ft (1.8 m), 210 lb (95 kg) Horner had a nine-year playing career, all within the Mariners' minor leagues, as a catcher from 1996 to 2004. The highest level of the minors Horner reached was Triple-A in 2000 with the Tacoma Rainiers. In his nine-year career Horner batted .259 with 116 doubles, six triples, 59 home runs and 298 runs batted in. He threw and batted right-handed.
Managerial career
Horner led the 2009 Mavericks to an 83–57 (.593) record, winning the first- and second-half California League South Division titles. He was named the league's Manager of the Year. On July 30, 2010, he resigned as High Desert's manager to become assistant baseball coach of Texas Tech University, serving through the 2012 campaign. He then returned to the Mavericks in 2013; he is the winningest manager in the franchise's 23-year history.
As of the start of the 2014 season, his six-year win-loss record as a skipper was 369–434 (.460).