- Derek Shelton
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Derek Shelton Tampa Bay Rays — No. 17 Catcher / Hitting coach Born: July 30, 1970
Carbondale, IllinoisBats: Right Throws: Right Derek Lee Shelton (born July 30, 1970, in Carbondale, Illinois) is the hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays in major league baseball and a former professional baseball catcher.
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Minor leagues
Playing career
He was a minor league catcher in the New York Yankees organization in 1992 and 1993, playing alongside Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.[1] In his minor league career, he batted .341 with a .428 on base percentage.[2]
Managing career
He managed Yankee minor league teams for three seasons, in 2000-02, managing Robinson Cano among others, with his teams achieving a .624 won-lost percentage.[3][4]
Major league coaching career
After spending five seasons as the hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians, he accepted a job with the Tampa Bay Rays at the same position after the 2009 season, which he has served in to date.[1]
References
- ^ Chastain, Bill (October 21, 2009). "Shelton named Rays hitting coach". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091021&content_id=7514232&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
Tampa Bay Rays current roster Active roster 1 Sean Rodriguez | 2 B. J. Upton | 3 Evan Longoria | 5 Sam Fuld | 8 Desmond Jennings | 9 Elliot Johnson | 10 Kelly Shoppach | 11 Casey Kotchman | 14 David Price | 15 Reid Brignac | 16 Justin Ruggiano | 18 Ben Zobrist | 20 Matt Joyce | 21 Andy Sonnanstine | 22 Johnny Damon | 24 Dan Johnson | 27 Cesar Ramos | 28 John Jaso | 30 Brandon Guyer | 31 José Lobatón | 33 James Shields | 34 Jeff Niemann | 35 Christopher Archer | 37 Juan Cruz | 38 Robinson Chirinos | 40 Wade Davis | 41 Nevin Ashley | 43 Kyle Farnsworth | 44 Matt Bush | 45 Russ Canzler | 47 Brandon Gomes | 49 Dane De La Rosa | 50 Albert Suarez | 53 Alex Cobb | 55 Matt Moore | 56 Alexander Torres | 57 Jake McGee | 58 Jeremy Hellickson | 62 Joel Peralta | 74 J. P. Howell
Inactive roster Disabled list Coaching staff Manager 70 Joe Maddon | Bench Coach 4 Dave Martinez | 1st Base Coach 25 George Hendrick | 3rd Base Coach 6 Tom Foley | Hitting Coach 17 Derek Shelton | Pitching Coach 48 Jim Hickey | Bullpen Coach 7 Bobby Ramos | Bullpen Catcher 77 Scott Cursi | Coach 46 Stan Boroski | Coach -- Don Zimmer
Categories:- Cleveland Indians coaches
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- Greensboro Hornets players
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