Helena turns to former Major League All-Star to lead baseball program
It didn’t take Helena long to find its new baseball coach.
Just days after P.J. Guy announced his move to Oak Mountain, the Huskies announced they have hired former Major League player Mitch Moreland as their next head coach.
Moreland lives in Helena with his wife Susan and the couple’s three children.
A native of Mississippi, Moreland played college baseball at Mississippi State. As a junior, he hit .343 with 10 home runs and also went 2-0 as a pitcher.
The Texas Rangers selected him in the 17th round of the 2007 MLB Draft.
He made his MLB debut for the Rangers on July 29, 2010.
His 12-year career also included stops with the Red Sox – where he won a World Series in 2018, the Padres and the Athletics. Moreland was a career .251 hitter with 186 home runs and 618 RBIs.
He won a Gold Glove in 2016 and made the All-Star team in 2018.
Moreland takes over a Helena program that won the 6A championship in 2017 and finished as runner-up in both 2015 and 2018.
Helena will have a player meeting at 9:30 a.m. July 18.
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