JETHAWKS REPORT : He Managed Fine Just as a Coach

Apparently, not every coach in the minors wants to manage.

Roger Hansen, the Seattle Mariners’ roving catching instructor, is visiting the JetHawks before he manages the Mariners’ short-season team in Everett, Wash.

Hansen, a coach in the organization since 1990, is not thrilled about his first managing assignment.

“I really enjoy doing the roving, but they needed to find someone [to manage],” said Hansen, who went to Rio Mesa High and is the son of Thousand Oaks High baseball Coach Jim Hansen.

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Relief pitcher John Thompson has changed his number from 44 to 13. “They say 13 is unlucky, but I couldn’t be much unluckier, so I went for it,” said Thompson, who has an 8.31 earned-run average.

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Outfielder Marcus Sturdivant will miss about three days because his aunt died. Jose Cruz Jr., out due to a strained groin, is expected back today. . . . First baseman James Clifford, out since Monday because of a stiff neck, might play today.

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Tonight’s Game: Stockton (Tyrone Hill, 0-2, 5.03) at JetHawks (Ivan Montane, 2-1, 3.57), 7:15.