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Gabe Alvarez, the 19th manager in SeaWolves history, returns to Erie for his second season after leading the club to a Southwest Division title and Eastern League Championship Series appearance in 2022. Prior to joining the Tigers, Alvarez spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Southern California. He also served as the Trojans’ recruiting coordinator and hitting coach before departing for professional baseball.

Upmc Park

Year Opened: 1995 Capacity: 6,000

Field Dimensions: LF: 316’ CF: 400’ RF: 328’ 2022 Record: 80-58

Last Playoff Appearance: 2022

Titles Won: None

Years in League: 1999-2023

Mascot: C. Wolf

Top Prospects

1. Jackson Jobe, RHP

2. Jace Jung, 2B

3. Wilmer Flores, RHP

4. Ty Madden, RHP

5. Colt Keith, 3B

6. Peyton Graham, SS

7. Dillon Dingler, C

8. Kerry Carpenter, OF

9. Ryan Kreidler, SS

10. Reese Olson, RHP

Field Staff

Manager: Gabe Alvarez

Hitting Coach: John Murrian

Pitching Coach: Cale Johnson

Bench Coach: Mike Malott

Athletic Trainer: Chris Vick

Notable Alumni

Alex Avila, Nick Castellanos, Michael Fulmer, Charlie Furbush, Avisail Garcia, Curtis Granderson, John Lackey, Andrew Miller, Aramis Ramirez, Fernando Rodney, Eugenio Suarez, Justin Verlander, Dontrelle Willis

Alvarez was selected in the second round of the 1995 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the San Diego Padres. After spending three seasons in the Padres Minor League system, he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft and then traded to the Tigers. Alvarez began the 1998 season with the Toledo Mud Hens and made his Major League debut with Detroit on June 22, 1998. He split time between Toledo and Detroit from 1998-2000 before being traded to the Padres in July of 2000. His spent the last three seasons of his playing career in the minors at the Double-A level with affiliates of Cincinnati (2001), Milwaukee (2002), and the Chicago White Sox (2003).

Mascot C. Wolf

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C. Wolf is a happy-go-lucky pirate wolf who has served as the Erie mascot since 1995. According to his bio, C. Wolf is the only talking mascot in the world and lives in Presque Isle in Lake Erie.

Fun

South Portland, Maine native Charlie Furbush made five starts for the SeaWolves in 2010, posting a 1-0 record with a 3.24 ERA | In 1999, the SeaWolves joined the Double-A Eastern League as an affiliate of the Anaheim Angels.

2022 Record: 2-4

@ Portland: 2-4

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