Dave Hudgens

Dave Hudgens
Hudgens as coach for the New York Mets in 2012.
Houston Astros – No. 39
First baseman/Pinch hitter/Hitting Coach
Born: (1956-12-05) December 5, 1956
Oroville, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 4, 1983, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1983, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Games 6
At bats 7
Hits 1
Teams

As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

David Mark Hudgens (born December 5, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and currently is the hitting coach for the Houston Astros.[1]

Playing career

Hudgens was selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 1975 MLB Draft, and later by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 18th round of the 1977 MLB Draft. He did not sign either time, and instead chose to attend Arizona State University. He appeared in two College World Series during his four years with the Sun Devils. In his college career, he posted a .313 batting average with 16 home runs and 135 runs batted in. After graduating, Hudgens played for the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians in their minor league systems in a span of six seasons from 1979–1984, while appearing in six games with the Athletics in 1983.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing baseball, Hudgens managed four years in Oakland's minor league system from 1985-1988 for the Medford A's and Pocatello A's. He was hired by Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane. He also managed winter ball for the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, posting a record of 35-28 during the winter of 2009. He then returned to manage the Leones in 2014, but was dismissed in the middle of the season.[2]

In between, Hudgens served as hitting coach for the New York Mets from 2011 to 2014. He was released in May 2014 following a Mets' loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]

Before the 2015 season, Hudgens was hired by the Houston Astros to be their hitting coach under new manager A. J. Hinch.[4] In 2017, the Astros won the World Series for the first time ever.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rich Dauer, Dave Hudgens join Astros staff. SBNation.com. Retrieved on April 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Dave Hudgens fue relevado de su cargo como manager de los Leones del Caracas. Noticias24.com (Spanish). Retrieved on April 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mets fire hitting coach Hudgens after loss". Associated Press. ESPN.com. May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Astros hire former Mets hitting coach Dave Hudgens. SBNation.com. Retrieved on April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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