Brendan Masayoshi Sagara (born January 25, 1975) is an American

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. He was a

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for the Texas Rangers of

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(MLB).

Career

Sagara attended

Leilehua High School Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States ...

Wahiawa, Hawaii Wahiawa ( haw, Wahiawā, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu. It is in the Wahiawa District, on the plateau or "central valley" between the two volcanic mountains that comprise the ...

, and the

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public university in Hilo, Hawaii. It is one of ten general campuses of the University of Hawaii system. It was founded as Hilo Center at Lyman Hall of the Hilo Boys School in 1945 and was a bran ...

, where he played

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for the

Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans The Hawaii Hilo Vulcans are the athletics sports teams for the University of Hawaii at Hilo, located in Hilo, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Vulcans compete as members of the Pacific West Conference The Pacific West ...

from 1992 to 1996. He pitched in four games for the

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of the

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in 1999. From 2000 through 2012, Sagara served as a pitching coach and as an assistant director of player procurement for various independent professional leagues. Sagara served as an assistant coach for Hawaii–Hilo during the 2003–2004 season. From 2006 through 2010, Sagara served as an assistant scout for the

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. He served as a scout for the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

from 2010 through 2012. Sagara then joined the

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The franc ...

organization and from 2011 through 2015, served as a pitching coach in their minor league system. Sagara was the Marlins assistant pitching coordinator from 2016 through 2017. Sagara was hired by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

and served as their minor league pitching coordinator for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Sagara was then hired by the Texas Rangers to serve as the pitching coach for the

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in 2020. He instead served as special assistant for player development at the Rangers 2020 alternate training site. On October 26, 2020, Sagara was promoted to co-pitching coach for the Rangers, alongside

Doug Mathis Douglas Alan Mathis (born June 7, 1983) is a former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers for their AAA affiliate in Oklahoma City. He played in Major League Baseball, the KBO League, Nippon Profess ...

. The Rangers dismissed Sagara and Mathis after the 2022 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagara, Brendan 1975 births Living people People from Wahiawa, Hawaii Baseball coaches from Hawaii Baseball players from Hawaii Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball pitching coaches Minor league baseball coaches Texas Rangers coaches Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans baseball players Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans baseball coaches Evansville Otters players New York Mets scouts Atlanta Braves scouts