Shuckers manager promoted to Brewers staff

Biloxi Shuckers manager Carlos Subero has been promoted to the big leagues.

Subero was named first-base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday after leading the Shuckers to a Southern League-best record of 78-59 in their inaugural season.

Subero, 43, also recently finished a stint as the manager of the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League.

Subero, who was an infielder in the minor leagues with the Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers, will also coach infielders for the Brewers.

"It means a lot, especially after 25 years of grinding," Subero told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Monday. "Twelve years of winter ball and 17 years of player development, sometimes you wonder. There's many qualified people in this game that leave the game without having this opportunity. I definitely feel good about all the time I have invested in accumulating experience. I'm excited about it."

Subero coached the Shuckers to a first-half championship in the Southern League South this past season. The Shuckers came up one game short of a Southern League title, losing 4-0 to the Chattanooga Lookouts in game five of the championship series.

Subero guided the Shuckers through a season that involved a 54-game road trip to start the campaign. The team didn't play a game in Biloxi until June 6 when it beat the Mobile BayBears, 5-4, in 14 innings.

Biloxi shortstop Orlando Arcia was named the Brewers' Minor League Player of the Year and starting pitcher Jorge Lopez was named the Brewers' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

Baseball America named the Shuckers the Minor League Team of the Year on Dec. 2.

This story was originally published December 7, 2015 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Shuckers manager promoted to Brewers staff ."