Mariners announce 2017 Minor League coaches

SEATTLE — The Mariners announced their full roster of Minor League coaches for 2017 on Monday, including former Major League infielder Dave Berg, who will be the new hitting coach for Triple-A Tacoma.

The Mariners have promoted former Tacoma hitting coach Scott Brosius to their Major League staff for the upcoming season, opening a spot for Berg, who was the manager for Double-A Jacksonville in the Marlins’ organization last year. Berg, 46, was an infielder with the Marlins and Blue Jays from 1998-2004 and had a career .269 average in 582 big league games.

The Mariners’ Major League staff is returning in full, with Brosius added as an extra coach.

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Pat Listach will be return for his third season as the manager for Tacoma, with Lance Painter also returning as pitching coach. Brian Hunter, who was the hitting coach for Class A Short-Season Everett (Wash.) last year, joins the Rainiers’ staff as a hitting and baserunning coach.

The Mariners will be changing their Double-A affiliate from Jackson (Miss.) to Arkansas this year, but Daren Brown — who skippered Jackson to the Southern League title this past season — retains that post with the new team in the Texas League. Roy Howell also returns as hitting coach, but the club has a new pitching coach, as Ethan Katz has been promoted from Class A Advanced Bakersfield. Eddie Menchaca, who managed Bakersfield last season, has also been promoted as an additional coach for the Arkansas Travelers.

The Mariners also have a new Class A Advanced affiliate, with Modesto replacing …

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