Don Long
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| Don Long | |
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| Born: March 17, 1962 Bremerton, Washington | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
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Donald Thomas Long (born March 17, 1962) is an American professional baseball coach. Long has spent 11 seasons as a Major League Baseball (MLB) hitting coach, serving in the role for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2008–2010), Cincinnati Reds (2014–2018), and Baltimore Orioles (2019-2021).
Career
A former switch-hitting infielder, Long was originally selected by the
Long spent 12 years as a manager in the
minor league hitting coordinator with the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent the 1999 season as the Phillies roving hitting instructor.[citation needed
]
On January 14, 2019, Long was hired by the Baltimore Orioles to be the team's new hitting coach on Brandon Hyde's staff, replacing Scott Coolbaugh.[2][3] After two years as the hitting coach for Baltimore, on October 4, 2021, the team announced that Long would not be returning for the 2022 season.[4]
References
- ^ Team Manager and Coaches Archived 2019-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Reportedly Hire Don Long to Replace Scott Coolbaugh". 14 January 2019.
- ^ Trezza, Joe (23 January 2019), "O's Announce Major League Staff." MLB.com
- ^ "Home".
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet