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Named third base coach for the Blue Jays on Sept. 30, 2007 after serving as Toronto's first base coach since Oct. 18, 2005.
Personal:
1979 graduate of Windsor Forest H.S. in Savannah,
Georgia... Was selected All-State in baseball... Attended
Georgia Southern College for three years where he
was selected All-Conference... Married with two children.
Professional Career:
1983: Eighth in South Atlantic
League in batting (.312)... 1984: Fourth in Florida State
League in batting (.308)... Selected to league All-Star game
and received Howe Sportsdatas Star of Stars Award as
Most Valuable Player in game... Belted grand slam July 6 vs.
Winter Haven and banged out five hits April 15 vs. West
Palm Beach... Selected to post-season All-Star team...
1985: Sixth in Florida State League in batting (.290)...
Played in All-Star game... Had five hits June 8 vs. Tampa...
1988: Named Most Valuable Player in the American Association
Championship Series, hitting .545 (6-11) with one
homer and three RBI... Hit .185 in 27 games at Caracas in
the Venezuelan Winter League... 1989: Called up to Expos
in mid-May and made major league debut May 16 vs. Padres...
Had first big league hit in his next game at San Francisco
May 24... Went 3-for-3 with double vs. Phillies June
11... 1991: Banged out five hits September 3 vs. Rochester...
1993: Best offensive output of season came May 6 at
Richmond as he went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Coaching Career:
1996: Began his coaching career with Dunedin...
1997: Became manager of Medicine Hat of the Pioneer
League... 1998: Was named skipper at Hagerstown of the South Atlantic
League... 1999: Was Torontos bullpen coach in 1999... 2000: Returned to the managing ranks with Dunedin where
he was named as the Florida State Leagues Manager-of-the-Year... 2001-02: Led Dunedin as manager to a second place finish
in 2000 with a 71-64 record... 2003: Named as the Manager for New Haven of the Eastern
League (AA) for the 2003 season... Led the Ravens to top
spot in the Northern Division earning honours as the Eastern
League Manager of the Year... Under his direction, the Ravens
collected more hits and scored more runs than any
other team in the league... After defeating New Britain in the
Northern Division championship, fell to Akron in the league
championship final... 2004-05: Was appointed as the Manager for the Syracuse
SkyChiefs on November 3, 2003... Under his direction, the
SkyChiefs posted a 66-78 record in the 2004 season and a
71-73 mark in 2005... 2006-07: Shortly after the end of the International League
season in early September, was called to Toronto to serve
as the teams First Base Coach on an interim basis... Named
to the position on a full-time basis and given a two-year contract
running through the end of the 2007 season on October
18, 2005... 2008: Promoted to Third Base Coach on September 30,
2007.
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