Mike Easler

Mike Easler
Left fielder
Born: November 29, 1950 (1950-11-29) (age 60) Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1973 for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1987 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Batting average	.293
Home runs	118
Runs batted in	522
Teams
Houston Astros (1973–1975) California Angels (1976) Pittsburgh Pirates (1977–1983) Boston Red Sox (1984–1985) New York Yankees (1986–1987) Philadelphia Phillies (1987) Nippon Ham Fighters (1988–1989)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1981) World Series champion (1979)

Michael Anthony Easler (born on November 29, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who enjoyed a 14 year major league career from 1973 to 1987 with the Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. He is currently is a minor league hitting instructor in the New York Mets organization.

Easler played first base, outfield and designated hitter. He was nicknamed "Hit Man" during his playing career and hit a career high .338 in 1980. After his major league career, he played two seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese Leagues in 1988-89 and one season with the West Palm Beach Tropics of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.

After his retirement, he managed the independent league team Miami Miracle in 1990. He was the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1992, the Boston Red Sox in 1993, and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1999-2001. He returned to independent baseball in 2004, managing the Florence Freedom for part of the season.

He was the hitting coach for the Jacksonville Suns in 2006 and was the hitting coach for the Las Vegas 51s in 2007.

On January 22, 2008, Don Mattingly, who had been announced as Joe Torre's hitting coach, chose not to take on the position citing personal reasons. The Dodgers named Easler, their Triple-A coach, as the new hitting coach on Torre's staff.

Easler was dismissed as the Dodgers' hitting coach on July 9, 2008 when it was announced Mattingly would be returning to his role after dealing with turmoil in his marriage. Easler returned to his role as a minor league hitting instructor for the remainder of the season and then left the organization.

In 2011, Easler began his first season as hitting coach of the Buffalo Bisons in the New York Mets' organization.^[1]

See also

• Hitting for the cycle

References

1. ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/roster/page.jsp?ymd=20110201&content_id=16545816&vkey=roster_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Bill Mueller

Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach 2008

Succeeded by Don Mattingly

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Name	Easler, Mike
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Date of birth	November 29, 1950
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
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