Former major leaguer Jose Valentin was named manager of the TinCaps on Thursday. He replaces Shawn Wooten, who takes over at San Diego's Advanced-A team in Lake Elsinore.

Valentin was drafted by the Padres organization in 1986 and traded to the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 1992. Included in the deal was former major league slugger Gary Sheffield. Valentin made his major league debut on September 17, 1992.

He played for 16 seasons in the major leagues, finishing his career with a .243 batting average, 249 home runs and 816 RBI.

In addition to the Brewers, Valentin also spent time with the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets before retiring in 2009.

Willie Blair returns for a second year as the pitching coach. A hitting coach will be named at a later date. Dan Turner returns as the trainer.

For more on the new manager, see Friday's print edition of The Journal Gazette.