Rene Lachemann

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 2009, he began his second consecutive season as a coach with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League, AAA affiliate of the Colorado... more

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 2009, he began his second 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 attended the University of Southern California before signing a bonus contract with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964, where he joined other young players such as Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan, with whom he would... less