Roger McDowell

Born: Dec. 21, 1960 College: Bowling Green Major league career: Debuted April 11, 1985, with Mets. … Won World Series with Mets in 1986. … Pitched for Mets, Phillies, Dodgers, Rangers and Orioles. Had 159 saves with a 3.30 career ERA in 723 games. Coaching background: Began coaching in Dodgers organization in 2002, where he learned under former Orioles pitching coach Dave Wallace. … Hired by Braves as major league pitching coach in October 2005 to replace Leo Mazzone, who joined Orioles staff in that role. Notable: Appeared on “Seinfeld” in 1992 alongside ex-teammate Keith Hernandez. Quotable: “The pitchers can be rest assured that there’s some familiarity with them, that I have an understanding of [them].”

Alan Mills

Born: Oct. 18, 1966 College: Tuskegee Major league career: Debuted April 14, 1990, with Yankees. … Traded to Orioles in February 1992. Had two stints in Baltimore, 1992-1998 and 2000-2001. … Had a 4.12 career ERA in 474 games. Coaching background: Coached Short-A Oneonta in 2008, a year after a comeback attempt in Detroit system. … Joined Orioles organization as pitching coach at Short-A Aberdeen in 2012, climbed to Low-A Delmarva in 2014. Spent 2015 and 2016 at Double-A Bowie. Notable: Twice a first-round pick in the MLB draft. … Played in Yankees farm system when Buck Showalter was a minor league manager there. Quotable: “[Familiarity] helps tremendously. I’ve been fortunate enough in my five years to have spent time in spring training with the big league team. I know some of the guys, most of them actually, and had the opportunity to coach a few of them in the minor leagues. Like Roger was saying earlier, when you’re familiar with guys, that helps with the comfort level working with you and working with one another.”