He previously was a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and one of the original coaches for the Arizona Diamondbacks, serving for 19 consecutive seasons (1998–2016).
hiː pɹˈiːviəsli wʌzɐ kˈoʊtʃ fɚðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ pˈaɪɹəts, ænd wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈoʊtʃᵻz fɚðɪ ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə dˈaɪəməndbˌæks, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːn kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv sˈiːzənz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.