December 30th, 2020
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FLUSHING, N.Y., December 30, 2020 – The New York Mets today announced that they have named Tony Tarasco the club’s major league first base coach for 2021. Tarasco will also oversee New York’s outfielders and baserunning.
Tarasco, 50, spent the last five years as the San Diego Padres’ Minor League High Performance and Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator. In addition to that role, in 2019, he managed the Class-A Lake Elsinore Storm, leading them to the California League finals. He also managed the Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican Pacific League in 2017.
Prior to joining the Padres, Tarasco worked 10 years in the Washington Nationals organization, including the final three seasons (2013-2015) as the major league first base coach. He was Washington’s minor league outfielder/baserunning coordinator from 2011-2012 and also served stints as the hitting coach for the Class-A South Atlantic League Hagerstown Suns (2008-2010) and the short-season Single-A New York-Penn League Vermont Lake Monsters (2006-2007).