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From left to right: Tippy Martinez, Chris Hoiles and Sam Snider
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Chris Hoiles #23 - Manager
Baltimore Orioles Hall-of-Famer Chris Hoiles returns to York for his second season as manager with the Revolution. He was previously an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University and Eastern Michigan University (his alma mater), in the Mid-American Conference. Inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in August of 2006, Hoiles spent his entire ten-year major league career as a catcher with Baltimore. His best season came in 1993, when he established career highs with a .310 batting average and 29 home runs, earning team MVP honors and becoming one of just five catchers in MLB history to hit .300 or better with 25 or more home runs in a single season. Hoiles was the backstop when the club reached the American League Championship Series in 1996 and 1997. He finished his career with 151 home runs and a .467 slugging percentage, ninth best in Oriole history. Hoiles, a 42-year-old native of Elmwood, Ohio, lives with his wife Dana, and three children Dalton, Derek and Drew.

Tippy Martinez #32 – Pitching Coach
Felix Anthony “Tippy” Martinez, a former left-handed relief pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, will serve as pitching coach for the Revolution for the second straight season. Martinez spent ten years with the O’s (1976-1986), pitching in the 1979 and 1983 World Series. An All-Star selection during the 1983 championship campaign, Martinez appeared in five playoff games that year and recorded a pair of saves during the Fall Classic. The 56-year-old native of La Junta, Colorado led the club in saves five times, notching a career-high 21 saves in 1983. Martinez is perhaps best known for the rare feat he accomplished at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium during that magical season, when he picked off three Toronto Blue Jays at first base in the same inning. Martinez compiled a career record of 55-42 with a 3.45 ERA over 14 major league seasons. He currently resides in Towson, Maryland.

Sam Snider - Assistant Coach
Sam Snider comes to York after spending the last 27 seasons with the Orioles, in various capacities. Snider was with Baltimore for all 10 seasons of Chris Hoiles’ Major League career, where the two became friends, even roommates. Snider first joined the club in 1980, helping with batting practice, infield and the bullpen. Kept on staff by Manager Cal Ripken Sr. in 1987, Snider ran the Orioles bullpen for 21 seasons, most recently under last year’s managers Sam Perlozzo and Dave Trembley. Snider’s move into the Atlantic League is his first minor league baseball coaching position. He replaces former Oriole Ryan Minor, who left the Revolution after one season to become the hitting coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Class-A South Atlantic League, a Baltimore affiliate.