Glenn Ezell

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Glenn Wayne Ezell (October 29, 1944 – November 9, 2020) was an American front-office executive in

minor league catcher and manager. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet, 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). Ezell batted .268 with 23 home runs in 661 minor league games.[1]

Ezell was born in

, Royals and Tigers for all or parts of 13 seasons between 1975 and 2000.

In the late 1990s, Ezell was a roving catching instructor in the Detroit farm system. After his stint as an MLB coach with the Devil Rays, he rejoined the Tigers as field coordinator of instruction in 2003 and was promoted to player development director in 2006.[3] On June 8, 2010, the Tigers announced that Ezell had stepped down from that position, although Ezell indicated that he was asked to resign.[4]

Ezell died in November 2020.[5]

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  1. ^ Glenn Ezell
  2. ^ Glenn Ezell
  3. ^ Baseball America Executive Database
  4. ^ mlive.com
  5. ^ Hansen, Greg. "Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Pandemic doesn't keep UA coaches from delivering on signing day". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

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