Scott Coolbaugh

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American baseball player & coach (born 1966)

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Field	Value
name	Scott Coolbaugh
position	Third baseman / Coach
image	1988 Grand Slam - Scott Coolbaugh (cropped).jpg
caption	Coolbaugh with the Shreveport Captains 1988
bats	Right
throws	Right
birth_date
birth_place	Binghamton, New York, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	September 2
debutyear	1989
debutteam	Texas Rangers
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	August 11
finalyear	1994
finalteam	St. Louis Cardinals
debut2league	NPB
debut2date	April 7
debut2year	1995
debut2team	Hanshin Tigers
final2league	NPB
final2date	June 6
final2year	1996
final2team	Hanshin Tigers
debut3league	KBO
debut3date	April 11
debut3year	1998
debut3team	Hyundai Unicorns
final3league	KBO
final3date	October 30
final3year	1998
final3team	Hyundai Unicorns
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.215
stat2label	Home runs
stat2value	8
stat3label	Runs batted in
stat3value	41
stat2league	NPB
stat21label	Batting average
stat21value	.260
stat22label	Home runs
stat22value	24
stat23label	Runs batted in
stat23value	93
stat3league	KBO
stat31label	Batting average
stat31value	.317
stat32label	Home runs
stat32value	26
stat33label	Runs batted in
stat33value	97
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Texas Rangers (–)
San Diego Padres ()
St. Louis Cardinals ()
Hanshin Tigers (–)
Hyundai Unicorns () As coach
Texas Rangers (–)
Baltimore Orioles (–)
Chicago White Sox ()
Detroit Tigers (–)
San Diego Padres () Scott Robert Coolbaugh (born June 13, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and coach who played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1989 and 1994.

Playing career

Coolbaugh attended Theodore Roosevelt High School and the University of Texas-Austin. In 1985 and 1986, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star both seasons. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 1987 MLB draft.

Coolbaugh played for the Rangers in and , for the San Diego Padres in , and for the St. Louis Cardinals in . He also played two seasons in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers in and , and continued to play in the minor leagues until .

Coaching career

In 1999, Coolbaugh played for the Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders and also was a player–coach for Double-A El Paso. In , he was the manager of the High Desert Mavericks, and in , he was the manager of the Lancaster JetHawks. In , he was again the hitting coach for El Paso. Coolbaugh served as El Paso's manager from –. From –, he was the hitting coach for Double-A Frisco in the Rangers' organization. On December 29, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks.{{cite web |url=http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081229&content_id=490514&vkey=news_t238&fext=.jsp&sid=t238 |title=Bobby Jones returns as RedHawks' skipper in 2009 |access-date=December 30, 2008 |author= |date=December 29, 2008 |work=MiLB.com |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628230441/http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081229&content_id=490514&vkey=news_t238&fext=.jsp&sid=t238 |url-status=dead |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110609&content_id=20261070&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Back with Rangers, Coolbaugh comes full circle |access-date=September 11, 2011 |author=T. R. Sullivan |date=2011-06-09 |work=MLB.com

On October 19, 2012, Coolbaugh was replaced as hitting coach by Dave Magadan. He was offered another job within the organization. Coolbaugh served as hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles from 2015 through 2018. He then served as hitting coach for the Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2019. Coolbaugh was hired by the Chicago White Sox as their assistant hitting coach prior to the 2020 season.

On November 7, 2020, Coolbaugh was named hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers, a position he served in until being dismissed following the 2022 season.

On January 17, 2023, the San Diego Padres hired Coolbaugh as their assistant hitting coach. After two seasons, he left in late 2024.

Personal

Coolbaugh is the brother of the late major league player and minor league coach Mike Coolbaugh, who was killed when he was struck on the left side of his neck below the ear by a line drive while serving as the first base coach for the Tulsa Drillers.{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Family-grieves-for-ex-Astros-prospect-Coolbaugh-1641432.php |title=Family grieves for ex-Astros prospect Coolbaugh |access-date=September 11, 2011 |author=David King |date=July 25, 2007 |work=San Antonio Express-News}}

References

1991 Topps baseball card # 277
"Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League". capecodbaseball.org.
(July 11, 1985). "Cape League Wrapup". Barnstable Patriot.
Smith, Chuck. (July 17, 1986). "From the A's Dugout". The Cape Cod Chronicle.
(2011-06-09). "Coolbaugh Named Rangers Hitting Coach". roundrockexpress.com.
Sullivan, T.R.. (October 19, 2012). "Coolbaugh out in Texas, Boston's Magadan in". MLB.com.
Unruh, Jacob. (January 16, 2019). "Dodgers name Travis Barbary new OKC manager". News OK.
(November 12, 2019). "White Sox name Scott Coolbaugh assistant hitting coach".
Beck, Jason. (October 7, 2022). "Tigers shake up staff, dismiss hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh".
"Former Padres infielder Scott Coolbaugh hired as assistant hitting coach".

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