Baseball coaching and managing career
Weinstein began his coaching career in 1966 as a UCLA freshman coach. [4] He was an assistant under Ron Fraser on the 1984 University of Miami baseball team,which came in fourth at the College World Series. [4]
Weinstein then coached at Sacramento City College. He led the school to 831 wins across 23 seasons,and led the team to 16 league titles,the California Community College Athletic Association state title in 1988 and 1998,and one national title. [5] [1] [6] A total of 213 of his players were drafted,including 28 who reached the major leagues. [7]
Weinstein managed the rookie-level Gulf Coast Expos of the Gulf Coast League in 1989. He managed the Class A Short Season Geneva Cubs of the New York–Penn League in 1993,and the Class A-Short Season Williamsport Cubs of the New York–Penn League in 1994. [1]
After returning to Sacramento City College,Weinstein served as director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 and 2001,and then coached for California State Polytechnic University,San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) from 2001 through 2005. [5] [8] He coached Team USA to a gold medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games. [9]
Weinstein left Cal Poly to become the manager of the Class A–Advanced Modesto Nuts in the California League in 2007,and managed them through 2011. [3]
The Colorado Rockies added Weinstein to their major league staff before the 2012 season. [5] After the 2013 season,the Rockies reassigned Weinstein,putting him in charge of player development in the minor leagues. [10]
In the summer of 2016,Weinstein was the Wareham Gatemen Head Coach in the Cape Cod Baseball League. [11] In 2019,Weinstein returned to manage Wareham again after a two-year hiatus.
In 2017,Weinstein was the manager of the Hartford Yard Goats,in the Double-A Eastern League,in the Colorado Rockies organization. [12] [6] The 73-year-old observed:"They hired an old goat to manage the Yard Goats,". [13] In 2018,he stepped down as manager but remained in the organization as Rockies player development and scouting special assistant,performing scouting and player development tasks at the discretion of Zach Wilson,the Rockies player development director,and the Rockies' organization. [14] [15] [16] [17]
In 2019,Weinstein again managed the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod Baseball League. [7] He was scheduled to managed the team again in 2020,before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]
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