Mickey Brantley
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Michael Charles "Mickey" Brantley (born June 17, 1961) is a former major league baseball player and the current hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Brantley played outfield and designated hitter during parts of four seasons, 1986-1989, for the Seattle Mariners. His only season as a regular came in 1988 when he hit .263 with 15 HR and 56 RBI in 149 games.
He spent the 1990-1993 seasons with several teams in the minor leagues, finally finishing his playing career with the Tokyo Giants in Japan.
Between 1994 and 2004, Brantley was a coach and manager in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets organizations.
Prior to the 2005 seasson, Brantley was named as the first base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. After Mike Barnett was dismissed three weeks into the season, Brantley replaced him as the hitting coach.
