in . He held various positions on Piniella's coaching staffs with the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1993 through 2005. McLaren served as the third-base coach for the United States during the 2006 World Baseball Classic, but worked as a scout for the Devil Rays during the 2006 season. After the season, McLaren was named bench coach of the Mariners for the third time, this time under manager Mike Hargrove. Hargrove abruptly resigned on July 1, 2007, and McLaren was named as his replacement. The Mariners finished the season in second place in the American League West standings, the first time they finished above last place since . McLaren was fired as manager on June 19, 2008, largely because the Mariners had a payroll in excess of $100 million, yet possessed the worst record in baseball (25–47) at the time. His firing followed the firing of general manager Bill Bavasi by three days. Jim Riggleman, the bench coach, replaced McLaren on an interim basis. McLaren spent the season as a scout in the Rays organization and in November 2009 was hired as the Washington Nationals' bench coach under manager Riggleman. He became interim manager of the Nationals on June 24, 2011, a day following Riggleman's resignation; he was replaced with Davey Johnson for the remainder of the 2011 season after McLaren managed three games. McLaren subsequently resigned his coaching position and took a position as a scout for the Nationals organization. Honors In 1991, McLaren was inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. Managerial record References External links McLaren bio on SeattleMariners.com McLaren's profanity laced news conference (clean) January 2007 article 1951 births Living people American Association of Professional Baseball managers American expatriate baseball people in Canada Baseball catchers Baseball coaches from Texas Baseball in China Baseball players from Texas Boston Red Sox coaches Cincinnati Reds coaches Cocoa Astros players Columbus Astros players Covington Astros players Dubuque Packers players Iowa Oaks players Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball third base coaches Memphis Blues players Minor league baseball managers National baseball team managers Oakland Athletics scouts Philadelphia Phillies coaches Seattle Mariners coaches Seattle Mariners managers Sumter Astros players Tampa Bay Devil Rays coaches Tampa Bay Rays scouts Toronto Blue Jays coaches Toronto Blue Jays scouts United States national baseball team people Washington Nationals coaches