Frank Menechino

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Frank Menechino
Menechino at As Sayliyah Army Base in 2007
Second baseman
Born: (1971-01-07) January 7, 1971 (age 53)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 1999, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2005, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average.240
Home runs36
Runs batted in149
Teams
As player

As coach

Frank Menechino (born January 7, 1971) is an American former

hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays
from 1999 through 2005.

Playing career

Menechino played

.

Drafted by the

He played for the

third base, designated hitter, and also made two pitching appearances. When he pitched for the A's in 2000, it was the last time the A's had a position player pitch until first baseman Ike Davis in 2015.[3]
Hitting 12 home runs and driving in 60 runs, his best year came in 2001 with the Oakland Athletics,

In early 2006, Menechino signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds, but did not make the Major League team out of spring training. On August 17, 2006, Menechino signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and was sent to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers where he was a utility man. On February 10, 2007, Menechino signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies released him June 1, 2007, followed by his contract being picked up by the San Diego Padres and being assigned to the Triple-A Portland Beavers on June 9, 2007. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

He played in Italy for

Danesi Nettuno for two months in 2008, before retiring after hurting his back.[citation needed
]

Coaching career

On December 22, 2008, Menechino was hired to become the new hitting coach for the New York Yankees' Double-A affiliate, the

Menechino was hired by the Miami Marlins as their hitting coach on October 11, 2013.[6] The Marlins fired him after the 2018 season.[7]

The

hitting coach for the White Sox.[8]
Following the 2022 season, Menechino was fired.

See also

References

  1. ^ "MLB Replacement Players | Baseball Almanac".
  2. ^ "ESPNMAG.com - The replacements".
  3. ^ "Ike Davis may have missed his major-league calling". New York Post. 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Franklin returns to lead Thunder in 2009". MiLB.com. 2008-12-22. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  5. ^ "Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog » Yankees coaching staff announced". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  6. ^ Marlins finalize '14 coaching staff with two new faces
  7. ^ Adams, Steve (October 8, 2018). "Marlins To Make Several Coaching Changes". MLB trade rumors.
  8. ^ Lamond Pope (October 10, 2019). "White Sox promote Frank Menechino, the team's Triple-A hitting coach: 'I train these guys to win'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

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