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Yankees Tab Torre Tyson as RiverDogs Manager

December 14, 2006 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, SC - The New York Yankees have named Torre Tyson, who spent the past two seasons as hitting coach of their Class A affiliate in Charleston, as the new RiverDogs' manager.

"Starting with Torre Tyson we think that the Charleston RiverDogs will have an exceptional on-field staff of quality coaches and teachers," said Mark Newman, the Yankees' Senior Vice President for Baseball Operations. "They will have a lot of support from guys like Pat Roessler (Director of Player Development), who is quite familiar with the RiverDogs, and our minor league coordinators."

Roessler pulled double-duty last year as he also served as the RiverDogs' interim manger upon the mid-season resignation of second-year manager Bill Mosiello, who left to become an assistant coach at the University of Southern California.

Tyson, who at 31 makes his managing debut, spent three years as a player in the Red Sox organization before joining the Yankees, where he played for three seasons, reaching the AA level. After his playing career, he spent time with the Yankees' squad at short-season Class A Staten Island before serving as the RiverDogs' hitting coach for the past two seasons.

As the RiverDogs' hitting coach, Tyson helped groom 1B/DH Ben Jones into the Charleston professional baseball all-time leader in home runs (35) and RBI (65).

"I'm very excited about this opportunity and I look at it as the dream job I've always wanted," said Tyson, a native of Columbia, MO who graduated from the University of Missouri. "I've always wanted an opportunity like this. I've got the chance now and want to make the most of it."

"Torre will lead what we anticipate to be an excellent on-field staff this season," said RiverDogs General Manager Dave Echols. "And with the talent that the Yankees send us, we should have another great year between the lines in 2007."

The remainder of the 2007 coaching staff is expected to be released next week.

Tyson will be formally introduced as manager during the 3rd Annual Hot Stove Banquet on Feb. 2 at the Holliday Alumni Center on The Citadel's campus. The Hot Stove Banquet Sponsored by Talent Tree Staffing is a collaboration between the RiverDogs and The Citadel, with proceeds going toward MUSC's Storm Eye Institute and The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, which raises money for athletic scholarships.

The RiverDogs are in their third season as a Yankees' affiliate and established a new attendance record in 2006. The season begins April 5 when the Greenville Drive comes to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

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