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Storm Manager Carlos Lezcano Resigns
Lezcano, citing family reasons, resigned as Lake Elsinore Storm manager. Current Storm hitting coach and former San Diego Padres outfielder Phil Plantier will take over.
Lake Elsinore Storm manager Carlos Lezcano, the franchise’s all-time winningest manager, resigned Thursday, effective immediately due to family reasons, the Storm announced.
Team hitting coach Phil Plantier has been named interim manager and will lead the team tonight at The Diamond against the Inland Empire 66ers.
Lezcano, in his 19th season as a minor league manager and his fifth with the Storm, is 43 victories shy of 1,000 career Minor League victories. He led the Storm to four consecutive playoff appearances, including the California League Finals in 2007.
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Named 2010 California League Manager of the Year last season, Lezcano expressed his appreciation for his time in Lake Elsinore.
“The last five years in Lake Elsinore have been the best five years of my managerial career,” Lezcano said. “I would like to thank all of the fans and especially the Storm organization for making my stay a memorable one.”
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Plantier has a distinguished Major League Baseball career, which included stints with the Boston Red Sox, Padres, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. Before joining the coaching ranks with the Padres organization, Plantier served as a hitting coach, hitting coordinator and manager within the Seattle Mariners organization.
