Dusty Wathan
| Dusty Wathan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wathan with the Phillies in 2019 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 62 | |
| Catcher/ Coach | |
| Born: August 22, 1973 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 24, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .600 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
| |
Dustin James Wathan (born August 22, 1973) is an American former professional
third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is a former manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Phillies in the International League
.
Early life
Wathan was born in
Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri, and Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
Baseball career
Playing career
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Wathan began his minor league playing career in 1994 with the
Reading Phillies and Ottawa Lynx
. He was the final out recorded in Lynx history, after grounding out to end the 2007 Lynx season which would go down as their final campaign. Wathan retired at the end of the 2007 season.
Wathan played 13 seasons in the minor leagues. In 3,216 at bats, he hit .273/.360/.382 with 58 home runs, 24 stolen bases, and 417 RBIs.third base, and pitched in three games.[2]
In 2002, he played in three games in the major leagues at catcher for the Kansas City Royals, batting 3-for-5.[3]
Managerial and coaching career
In 2008, Wathan began his managerial career in the Phillies organization with the
Eastern League from 2012 to 2016.[4] On July 22, 2016, he became the winningest manager in team history.[5] Before the 2017 season, he was promoted to manage the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the Triple–A International League.[6]
On November 10, 2017, Wathan was named the
third base coach on new Phillies skipper Gabe Kapler's staff.[6] On October 27, 2022, the Phillies signed Wathan to a multi–year contract extension.[7]
Personal life
His father is former Major League Baseball player and manager
minor league baseball
from 1998 to 2008.
See also
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Dusty Wathan Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Dusty Wathan Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Dusty Wathan Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Wathan Becomes Reading's All-Time Winningest Manager | MiLB.com
- ^ a b "Phillies Tab Wathan as Next IronPigs Manager". MiLB.com. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Report: Dusty Wathan to Sign Multi-Year Extension With Phillies". si.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
External links
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