Kash Beauchamp
| Kash Beauchamp | |
|---|---|
 Beauchamp in 1988 | |
| Lincoln Saltdogs | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: January 8, 1963 Grove, Oklahoma | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
James Kash Beauchamp (born January 8, 1963) is an American
Career
Beauchamp is the son of late Major League Baseball player Jim Beauchamp. Beauchamp attended Grove High School in Oklahoma and then Bacone College.
Beauchamp played 12 seasons in the minors, seeing moderate success but never reaching the Majors, although he did get as high as Triple-A. He displayed good speed at the beginning of his professional career, stealing as many as 25 bases in a season, although as his career went on he stole less and less each year.
In 1984, he was the MVP of the Carolina League All-Star Game, going 5-for-6 with a home run, two triples and five RBI. He was voted Best Defensive Outfielder and Outfielder With the Best Arm that year by Baseball America.
Beauchamp was the first player to be signed to a professional (major league affiliated) contract out of the independent leagues when, after hitting .367 with the
He ended his playing career in 1995, and afterward he began managing and coaching various teams in different independent leagues. From 1995 to 1997, he was a hitting coach in the
On July 9, 2008, Beauchamp had a major tirade, taking off his shoe and trying to make the umpire smell his shoe along with his armpit; he received a four-game suspension for his actions. His extreme emotional blowup, arguing the controversial call on behalf of his players, received national attention via major television networks and has become something of an internet sensation.[2][3] At the end of the 2008 season, the Wingnuts decided not to retain Beauchamp as their manager.
Beauchamp was hired as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Independent League Scout in 2017, and retained that role through the 2019 season.[4]
In 2018, Beauchamp served as the hitting coach for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[5]
In November 2019, Beauchamp was hired as the hitting coach for the
On November 23, 2021, the Ogden Raptors announced the hiring of Beauchamp as their next manager.
Notes
- ^ "Kash "n" Out" (Press release). South Coast League. November 9, 2007. Archived from the original on January 28, 2008.
- ^ Boniface, Dan (July 12, 2008). "Wingnuts manager suspended over tirade with ump". KUSA (TV). Associated Press. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Raw Video: Minor League Manager Loses Cool - YouTube. Associated Press. July 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Schuster, Steve (November 4, 2019). "Baseball Veteran Beauchamp Joins Goldeyes Staff" (Press release). Winnipeg Goldeyes. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Blue Crabs Hire Hitting Coach Beauchamp for 2018". somdbluecrabs.wordpress.com. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)[1]
- ^ Hein, Brett. "Ogden Raptors hire Beauchamp as manager; 2022 schedule official". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved May 2, 2022.