Marcus Alvarado said he lost his love for baseball after dealing with constant complaints from parents, resigning as baseball coach at Chatsworth High, where he led Chancellor to the 2022 City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium.
“I’m tired of parents complaining,” he said Friday. “Now that’s what we call the travel ball mentality. That’s not me.”
He said he intends to spend more time with his wife and daughter while he waits to see if his passion for coaching returns.
“It took the love out of the game,” he said. “I hope to regroup.
He previously coached at Kennedy, where his father Manny was a longtime successful coach.
Chatsworth and El Camino Real have won the most City Section baseball titles with nine each. Eight were won by now-former coach Tom Meusborn.
Another longtime coach is out at Sun Valley Poly, where Gabe Cerna was replaced by assistant Freddy Flores, who will serve as interim coach. Černá had been the head coach since 2009, but the school decided to go in a different direction for the coach.
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