to play in the first Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game, in Oklahoma City, where they would take on the Tucson Sidewinders of the Pacific Coast League, but the Mud Hens fell to the Sidewinders by a score of 5–2. On October 29, 2010, it was announced that Parrish would become the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves, replacing Terry Pendleton, who was moved to first base coach. After the Braves offense went from first in the National League in On-base percentage in 2010 to 14th in 2011 with roughly the same lineup, Braves general manager Frank Wren announced on September 30, 2011, that Parrish would not return to his duties for the 2012 season. Parrish was named manager of the West Michigan Whitecaps for the 2013 season. Parrish was elected to the International League Hall of Fame as a manager in 2013. On September 18, 2013, it was announced that Parrish would return to the Mud Hens for his third stint as manager. He replaced Phil Nevin, whose contract was not renewed. On August 2, 2015, Parrish announced his plan to retire at the end of the Mud Hens' season. Highlights Two-time All-Star (1979, 1987). Hit three grand slams in one week (July 4, 7, and 10 in 1982), tying a long-standing MLB record set by Jim Northrup in the Detroit Tigers' World Series Championship season in 1968. Compiled four career three-home run games, including one instance in which the home runs came on consecutive at-bats (July 30, 1978) and is one of only eight players to accomplish the feat in both leagues. (The others are Babe Ruth, Johnny Mize, Dave Kingman, Cory Snyder, Darnell Coles, Claudell Washington, and Darryl Strawberry.) Four league championships as manager: 1993 (Niagara Falls of the New York–Penn League) 1996 (Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League) 2005 and 2006 (Toledo Mud Hens of the International League) See also List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders References External links Larry Parrish at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Larry Parrish at Baseballbiography.com Larry Parrish Toledo Mud Hens Official Bio 1953 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan American League All-Stars Atlanta Braves coaches Baseball coaches from Florida Baseball players from Florida Boston Red Sox players Detroit Tigers coaches Detroit Tigers managers Detroit Tigers scouts Hanshin Tigers players Jamestown Expos players Major League Baseball third basemen Montreal Expos players National