Marlins hire Carson Vitale to be Clayton McCullough's bench coach

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The 2025 Miami Marlins coaching staff is gradually filling out. Clayton McCullough's first hire was hitting coach Pedro Guerrero, and now, Carson Vitale has been plucked from the Seattle Mariners to serve as bench coach, as reported by MLB.com's Daniel Kramer.

Like McCullough and Guerrero, Vitale had a brief professional playing career (2010-2011 with the Texas Rangers organization), but never reached the majors. He began coaching in 2012 with the Los Angeles Angels and managed their Dominican Summer League affiliate from 2014-2015. After that, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers as international field coordinator, which is where he crossed paths with McCullough. He has spent the last seven seasons with Seattle, including the last five as their major league field coordinator.

The 36-year-old also has a terrific beard, as you can see.

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Can we assume that Vitale has picked up the ability to speak fluent Spanish over the years? Can we assume the same about the manager? Hard to imagine any manager/coach not being bilingual.

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Especially in Miami!

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An edge: Spanish-speaking managers

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  Hiram Martinez, ESPNSep 19, 2012, 03:00 AM ET

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