Baseball player
José Alguacil Alguacil with the Royals in 2023
Coach Born: (1972-08-09 ) August 9, 1972 (age 52) Caracas , Venezuela
As coach
José Luis Alguacil (born August 9, 1972) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and a former infielder and manager . He served as first base coach of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) for three seasons, after being named to the post on November 7, 2016.[ 1] [ 2]
Biography
A native of Caracas , he played minor league baseball in the Giants' and Chicago White Sox ' organizations, as well as in the independent leagues , from 1993 to 2001.[ 3] [ 4] He batted .245 in 808 professional games . Alguacil was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed .
Alguacil began his managing career in the Short Season New York–Penn League with the 2004 Vermont Expos , spending three years with the club. In 2007, he rejoined the Giants as a roving minor league infield instructor, and worked for eight years (through 2014) in that post before returning to managing.[ 1] He played a role in the development of fellow Venezuelan Pablo Sandoval as Sandoval rose through the Giants' system.[ 1]
He then piloted the Richmond Flying Squirrels in 2015 and Sacramento River Cats in 2016,[ 5] [ 6] compiling a record of 141–143 (.490).
On December 1, 2022, the Kansas City Royals hired Alguacil as their infield coach for the 2023 season.[ 7]
References
^ a b c "Giants add Alguacil, Nevin to coaching staff" . MLB.com .
^ Schulman, By Henry. "Giants name new base coaches to replace Kelly, Hayes" . Sfgate . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "River Cats manager Jose Alguacil is a 'baseball lifer' " . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Alguacil a Giants rising star – The Mercury News" . February 28, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Jose Alguacil will manage Squirrels in 2015" . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "River Cats hire José Alguacil as manager for 2016" . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "KC adds former Cleveland pitching guru to staff" . mlb.com . Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
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