- Darnell Coles
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Darnell Coles Third baseman / Outfielder Born: June 2, 1962
San Bernardino, CaliforniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 4, 1983 for the Seattle Mariners Last MLB appearance May 22, 1997 for the Colorado Rockies Career statistics Batting average .245 Home runs 75 Runs batted in 368 Teams - Seattle Mariners (1983-1985)
- Detroit Tigers (1986-1987)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1987-1988)
- Seattle Mariners (1988-1990)
- Detroit Tigers (1990)
- San Francisco Giants (1991)
- Cincinnati Reds (1992)
- Toronto Blue Jays (1993-1994)
- St. Louis Cardinals (1995)
- Chunichi Dragons (1996) (NPB)
- Colorado Rockies (1997)
- Hanshin Tigers (1997) (NPB)
Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962 in San Bernardino, California) is a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player who played primarily as a third baseman and outfielder from 1983 to 1997. He is currently the hitting coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers' player development staff.
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Biography
Playing
On June 3, 1980, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft. Coles turned down a baseball and football scholarship to UCLA to sign with the Mariners.
In 1986, he hit a career-high 20 home runs for the Detroit Tigers.
Coaching
In 2006, Coles was named the roving hitting instructor for the Washington Nationals organization. In 2007, he was the manager of the Vermont Lake Monsters and manager of the Single-A Hagerstown Suns in 2008.
On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs.[1]
References
- ^ "Coles Named Triple-A Hitting Coach". vermontlakemonsters.com. 2008-11-19. http://www.vermontlakemonsters.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=427. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks 1977: Dave Henderson | 1978: Tito Nanni | 1979: Al Chambers | 1980: Darnell Coles | 1981: Mike Moore | 1982: Spike Owen | 1983: Darrel Akerfelds, Terry Bell | 1984: Bill Swift | 1985: Mike Campbell, Bill McGuire | 1986: Patrick Lennon | 1987: Ken Griffey, Jr. | 1988: Tino Martinez | 1989: Roger Salkeld, Scott Burrell | 1990: Marc Newfield, Anthony Manahan | 1991: Shawn Estes | 1992: Ron Villone | 1993: Alex Rodriguez | 1994: Jason Varitek | 1995: José Cruz, Jr. | 1996: Gil Meche | 1997: Ryan Anderson | 1998: Matt Thornton | 1999: Ryan Christianson, Jeff Heaverlo | 2000: No first round pick | 2001: Michael Garciaparra | 2002: John Mayberry, Jr. | 2003: Adam Jones | 2004: No first round pick | 2005: Jeff Clement | 2006: Brandon Morrow | 2007: Phillippe Aumont, Matt Mangini | 2008: Josh Fields | 2009: Dustin Ackley, Nick Franklin, Steven Baron | 2010: Taijuan Walker | 2011: Danny HultzenCategories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Seattle Mariners players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Baseball players from California
- African American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Bellingham Mariners players
- Wausau Timbers players
- Bakersfield Mariners players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Minor league baseball managers
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