Mitch Darlington is entering his first season as the head coach of the Wenatchee AppleSox. He is the sixth head coach in AppleSox history.

Darlington has coached elite high school players and helped prepare them for collegiate careers at the Baseball Northwest Championships since 2018. He served as an assistant coach at Big Bend Community College from 2017-19.

Darlington graduated from Cashmere High School in 2012 and went on to play baseball at Big Bend Community College before transferring to Central Washington. He works as the athletic director and physical education teacher at Mansfield High School and resides in Chelan with his wife, Marina, and son, Dash.