Batting average .277 Win–loss record 79–83 Weight 82 kg Home runs 7 Winning percentage .488 Team Arizona Diamondbacks | Runs batted in 78 Name Chip Hale Education University of Arizona Games managed 162 Role Baseball Manager | |
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Walter William "Chip" Hale (born December 2, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and third baseman, and current third base coach for the Oakland Athletics. He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics, and managed the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played college baseball at the University of Arizona. He played High School baseball at Campolindo H.S., Moraga CA.
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- Diamondbacks manager chip hale how to bounce back from worst record in mlb last season si now
- Chip hale brings new energy to the d backs
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Managerial record
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Chip hale brings new energy to the d backs
Playing career
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Hale made his Major League Baseball debut with the Twins on August 27, 1989, and appeared in his final game May 4, 1997.
Chip Hale is associated with one of the most famous bloopers in baseball history. On May 27, 1991, while playing for the Class AAA Portland Beavers, he hit a deep fly ball to right where outfielder Rodney McCray attempted to catch the ball and ran through the wall.
Coaching career
For the 2006 Major League Baseball season, Hale served as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks under manager Bob Melvin. Before coaching in the majors, Hale was manager of the Diamondbacks' AAA affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders for three seasons. Under Hale's leadership the minor league Sidewinders finished the regular season with a record of 91–53, a new franchise record; and Hale was named Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year.
In 2009, Hale was hired as the third base coach for the New York Mets. He was a candidate to become manager of the Mets after Jerry Manuel was fired at the end of the 2010 season; however, the position went to Terry Collins.
On October 5, 2011, Hale signed a two-year deal to become bench coach of the Oakland Athletics. He was replaced by Tim Teufel.
On May 29, 2013, Hale was ejected for the first time in his MLB playing or coaching career for arguing a spectator interference and runner placement call. Brian Knight was the ejecting umpire.
Hale managed the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, compiling a 148–176 record. He was fired from the managerial position on October 3, 2016.
Hale was hired by the Oakland Athletics to be their third-base coach on October 18, 2016.