O’s hire McDowell as new pitching coach

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BALTIMORE — The Orioles named Roger McDowell as Major League pitching coach and Alan Mills as bullpen coach Tuesday afternoon, replacing the departed duo of Dave Wallace and Dom Chiti.

McDowell and Mills, who will join manager Buck Showalter’s staff along with returnees Bobby Dickerson, John Russell and Wayne Kirby, were teammates on the 1996 Orioles club that advanced to the American League Championship Series.

McDowell, 55, was the Braves’ pitching coach the past 11 seasons. Under McDowell’s watch from 2006-16, the Braves’ staff ranked fourth among Major League clubs with a 3.88 ERA, including a 3.58 bullpen ERA, which ranked second in the …

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