Jared Sandberg
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Jared Lawrence Sandberg (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and minor league manager. Sandberg served as the manager for Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in the PCL for the 2022 season.
Jared Sandberg | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1978-03-02) March 2, 1978 (age 46) Olympia, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 7, 2001, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 2003, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .221 |
Home runs | 25 |
Runs batted in | 92 |
Teams | |
As Coach |
He became the major league field coordinator for the Seattle Mariners of the American League prior to the 2019 season.[1]
Born in Olympia, Washington, where he graduated from Capital High School, Sandberg had a 12-year pro playing career (1996–2007), and prior to joining the Mariners, he had spent 20 years in the Tampa Bay Rays' organization. His entire MLB career — 196 games played — was spent with the team (then called the Devil Rays) from 2001 through 2003. He spent ten years as a manager in the Rays' farm system, including 2015 through 2018 as the pilot of the Triple-A Durham Bulls, their top affiliate, where he won consecutive International League Governors' Cup championships in 2017–18.