Pat Listach
| Pat Listach | |
|---|---|
 Listach as the third base coach for the Houston Astros in 2014. | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: September 12, 1967 Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1992, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 29, 1997, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 143 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Patrick Alan Listach (born September 12, 1967) is an American former manager of the Triple-A
Amateur career
A native of
Professional career
Listach was drafted in the fifth round of the
Listach's best professional season was in
In 1996, Listach was traded to the New York Yankees along with Graeme Lloyd for outfielder Gerald Williams and pitcher Bob Wickman. With rookie Derek Jeter installed at shortstop, the Yankees intended to use Listach as a backup outfielder, as they made the trade specifically to acquire Lloyd.[4] Listach, however, had suffered what was first thought to be a bruise two days prior to the trade. The injury turned out to be a broken bone in his foot.[5] The Yankees returned Listach to the Brewers, accepting shortstop Gabby Martinez, and pitcher Ricky Bones instead.
Listach played only 52 games in the majors after 1996, all for the
Coaching career
Listach became a manager in the
Listach became the Washington Nationals' third-base coach starting with the 2009 season.[6]
Listach served as bench coach for the Chicago Cubs for the 2011 season,[7] replacing Alan Trammell who left to become the Diamondbacks bench coach. Listach was replaced by new bench coach, Jamie Quirk, during the 2011 off-season, and became the Cubs third-base coach for the 2012 season.[8] He became the minor league infield coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2013.
Listach was hired by the Houston Astros to be their first base coach on October 22, 2013; he was fired by the Astros on October 17, 2014.
Listach then returned to the Mariners' organization when he was named manager of the Class AAA Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, on January 12, 2015.[9] Following the 2018 season, after compiling a 281-286 record in four seasons, the Mariners announced that Listach's contract with Tacoma was not being renewed.[10]
On July 1, 2019, Listach was announced as the new manager of the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[11] Despite joining the team midway through the season, he led them to a division championship, and later their first-ever league championship. After the 2020 Mexican League season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Listach returned to the club for the 2021 season. They once again qualified for the playoffs, but fell to the Toros de Tijuana in the quarterfinals. Listach was dismissed by the team following the season.[12]
On January 6, 2022, Listach was hired to serve as the manager for the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.[13]
On January 19, 2024, Listach was named the bench coach for the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.[14]
References
- ^ Brian McTaggart (April 15, 2014). "Jackie is never far from Porter's thoughts". mlb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Matt Samuels (July 1, 2014). "Pat Listach still living his dream coaching third base for Houston Astros". nola.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "1993 Upper Deck card #253".
- ^ Diamos, Jason (August 24, 1996). "Yanks, seeking relief, trade for a left-hander". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ Curry, Jack (August 27, 1996). "A foot injury could keep a new Yankee sidelined". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Nationals hire coaches". Sports.espn.go.com. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ "Sources: Cubs hire Nats' Listach as bench coach". November 2010.
- ^ Levine, Bruce (6 December 2011). "Cubs hope to finalize staff this week". ESPN. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Rainiers 2015 Field Staff Finalized".
- ^ Divish, Ryan (September 11, 2018). "Mariners won't renew the contract of Class AAA Tacoma manager Pat Listach". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Pat Listach nuevo manager de Acereros" (in Spanish). July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ @AcererosOficial (26 August 2021). "Queremos agradecer a Pat Listach su trabajo y profesionalismo en este tiempo que fue nuestro manager. Gracias Pat por guiarnos a nuestro primer campeonato y estaremos siempre agradecidos por tu entrega a la organización. Mucho éxito en tus próximos proyectos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Report: Pat Listach Hired as Jersey Shore BlueClaws Manager".
- ^ https://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/white-sox-announce-2024-player-development-staff-02dd7a26020c
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Listach named 2008 PCL Manager of the Year