Jim Horner

{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1973)}}

{{For|the composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film scores|James Horner}}

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1973|11|11}}

| birth_place =Snoqualmie, Washington

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| player_years1 = 1993–1996

| player_team1 = Washington State

| player_years2 = 1996

| player_team2 = Everett AquaSox

| player_years3 = 1997

| player_team3 = Lancaster JetHawks

| player_years4 = 1997

| player_team4 = Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

| player_years5 = 1998

| player_team5 = Orlando Rays

| player_years6 = 1999–2000

| player_team6 = New Haven Ravens

| player_years7 = 2001–2004

| player_team7 = Tacoma Rainiers

| player_years8 = 2002–2004

| player_team8 = San Antonio Missions

| player_years9 = 2003

| player_team9 = Peoria Javelinas

| player_positions = Catcher

| coach_years1 = 2006–2007

| coach_team1 = Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

| coach_years2 = 2008–2010

| coach_team2 = High Desert Mavericks

| coach_years3 = 2011–2012

| coach_team3 = Texas Tech (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2013

| coach_team4 = High Desert Mavericks

| coach_years5 = 2014–2015

| coach_team5 = Jackson Generals

| coach_years6 = 2016–2019

| coach_team6 = Washington State (assistant)

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James Patrick Horner (born {{birth date|1973|11|11}}) is an American professional baseball manager and a former minor league baseball player. He was previously the pilot of the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (2006–2007), High Desert Mavericks (2008–2010; 2013) and Class AA Jackson Generals (2014-2015) all Seattle Mariners affiliates.

He was an assistant coach for the Washington State Cougars baseball team from 2016 to 2019.{{Cite web |title=Jim Horner - Baseball Coach |url=https://wsucougars.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/jim-horner/2845 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Washington State University Athletics |language=en}}

Professional playing career

The {{convert|6|ft|abbr=on}}, {{convert|210|lb|abbr=on}} Horner had a nine-year playing career, all within the Mariners' minor leagues, as a catcher from {{by|1996}} to {{by|2004}}. The highest level of the minors Horner reached was Triple-A in {{by|2000}} with the Tacoma Rainiers. In his nine-year career Horner batted .259 with 116 doubles, six triples, 59 home runs and 298 runs batted in. He threw and batted right-handed.

Managerial career

Horner led the 2009 Mavericks to an 83–57 (.593) record, winning the first- and second-half California League South Division titles.{{Cite web |last=Ghiroli |first=Brittany |date=2009-06-18 |title=Mariners affiliate wins first-half title |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090618&content_id=5391378&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617080602/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090618&content_id=5391378&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-date=2011-06-17 |website=MLB.com}}{{Cite web |last=Ghiroli |first=Brittany |date=2009-09-03 |title=High Desert locks up second-half title |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090903&content_id=6768976&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185404/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090903&content_id=6768976&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |archive-date=2012-11-03 |website=MLB.com}} He was named the league's Manager of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Geoff |date=2009-09-10 |title=M's minor-leaguers made splash this year |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009843267_marinotes11.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913023629/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009843267_marinotes11.html |archive-date=2009-09-13 |website=The Seattle Times}} On July 30, 2010, he resigned as High Desert's manager to become assistant baseball coach of Texas Tech University, serving through the 2012 campaign. He then returned to the Mavericks in 2013; he is the winningest manager in the franchise's 23-year history.{{Cite web |last=Peinado |first=Mark A. |date=2013-04-03 |title=Horner returns as Mavs manager |url=http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/horner-39717-manager-mavs.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718104201/http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/horner-39717-manager-mavs.html |archive-date=2013-07-18 |website=Victorville Daily Press}}

As of the start of the 2014 season, his six-year win–loss record as a skipper was 369–434 (.460).{{Cite web |title=Jim Horner Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=horner001jam |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}