Tyler Lee Van Burkleo is a former bench coach for the Seattle Mariners, hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians, and a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for two different major league teams in his career: the California Angels (1993) and Colorado Rockies (1994). He also played for two teams in Japan: the Seibu Lions (1988–1990) and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1991) with his registered name "Burkleo". At 24, he was player of the year with the Seibu Lions, hitting 38 home runs and driving in 90 runs for the 1988 Japan Champions.
Van Burkleo wore the #44 uniform during his tenure as the Mariners' bench coach in 2009.
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 playing their home games in the Kingdome. Since July 1999, the Mariners' home ballpark has been T-Mobile Park, located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle.
Ken Griffey Jr. holds six single-season batting records and an individual career record for the Mariners franchise.
Inside the Kingdome (1977–June 1999)
Uniform design from 1977 to 1980
Uniform design from 1987 to 1992
