Rene George Lachemann (born May 4, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a former coach, catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Lachemann served as the first manager in the history of the Florida Marlins (1993–96) and also skippered the Seattle Mariners (1981–83) and Milwaukee Brewers (1984). In 2011, he will serve his fourth consecutive season as a coach with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League, AAA affiliate of the Col...
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Rene George Lachemann (born May 4, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a former coach, catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Lachemann served as the first manager in the history of the Florida Marlins (1993–96) and also skippered the Seattle Mariners (1981–83) and Milwaukee Brewers (1984). In 2011, he will serve his fourth consecutive season as a coach with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League, AAA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
The son of a hotel chef, he is the youngest of three brothers to enjoy long careers in professional baseball: Marcel Lachemann is a member of the Rockies' front office and a former pitcher, coach and manager in the major leagues, and Bill is a longtime skipper and instructor in the farm system of the Los Angeles Angels. Rene served as a batboy for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959–62, graduated from Dorsey High School, and attended the University of Southern California. He signed a bonus contract with the Kansas City Athletics...
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