# Jared Sandberg

Jared Lawrence Sandberg (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and minor league manager. He became the major league field coordinator for the Seattle Mariners of the American League prior to the 2019 season.Born in Olympia, Washington, where he graduated from Capital High School, Sandberg had a 12-year pro playing career (1996–2007), and prior to joining the Mariners he had spent 20 years in the Tampa Bay Rays' organization. His entire MLB career — 196 games played — was spent with the team (then called the Devil Rays) from 2001 through 2003.