The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa,Oklahoma. The team,which plays in the Texas League,is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club.
Jacque Dewayne Jones is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins,Chicago Cubs,Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins. He also coached for the Washington Nationals.
Stephen Bradley Wilkerson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight seasons. He is the assistant hitting coach for the New York Yankees of MLB.
Leon"Bull"Durham is an American former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons. Durham was a longtime minor league hitting coach,and most recently served as the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers during the 2017 season. Durham played with the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs (1981–1988),and Cincinnati Reds (1988). Durham batted and threw left-handed.
Brady William Clark is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Brady is a class of 1991 graduate of Sunset High School in Beaverton,Oregon,and 1996 graduate of the University of San Diego,where he played college baseball for the Toreros from 1992 to 1995. He was named to the All-West Coast Conference Team in 1995.
Mark Steven Kotsay is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder. He is the manager for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player,Kotsay appeared in 1,914 MLB games for the San Diego Padres,Florida Marlins,Athletics,Atlanta Braves,Boston Red Sox,Chicago White Sox,and Milwaukee Brewers. He coached for the Padres and Athletics before becoming manager of Oakland for the 2022 season.
Mark David Loretta is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1995 and 2009 for the Milwaukee Brewers,Houston Astros,San Diego Padres,Boston Red Sox,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
David Andrew Hansen is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player,specializing as a pinch hitter. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs,San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He also was a coach in MLB for the Dodgers,Mariners,Los Angeles Angels.
Matthew Tyler Herges is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2009,and is the former pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Andrew Mulligan Green is an American former professional baseball utility player and manager who is currently a member of the front office for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a former manager of the San Diego Padres and has also served as third base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks and bench coach of the Chicago Cubs.
Jerome Cardell White is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach.
Alan Michael Zinter is an American former professional baseball player and hitting coach. He played for Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1999 and with the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2002 and 2004,respectively. He served as the minor league hitting coordinator for the Cleveland Indians,the assistant hitting coach for the Astros,and was the hitting coach of the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds.
Douglas Craig Dascenzo is an American professional baseball coach. The former Major League Baseball outfielder played for the Chicago Cubs,Texas Rangers,and San Diego Padres,where he began his coaching career. He spent 2014 as a third base coach for the Atlanta Braves,and is currently a coach for the Chicago Cubs affiliate Tennessee Smokies.
Bobby Leon Scales is an American former professional baseball second baseman. A switch hitter who throws right-handed,Scales played for the University of Michigan and was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 14th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft on June 11,1999. While at Michigan,he played for the Corvallis Knights in the West Coast League,an independent summer collegiate league. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Orix Buffaloes.
Osborne Llewellyn Timmons,is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and current coach with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played in MLB for four teams from 1995 through 2000,and for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),in 2001. Timmons also played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB),in all or parts of 14 seasons,spanning across 1991 to 2006.
Thomas Brad "Trey" Hillman is an American professional baseball coach. He has also served as the manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League,the Kansas City Royals in the American League and the SK Wyverns in the KBO League. Therefore,he is the only person to have served as manager in these three countries. He has also been a coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Houston Astros,and the Miami Marlins.
Scott Robert Coolbaugh is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Texas Rangers,San Diego Padres,and St. Louis Cardinals between 1989 and 1994. He is the assistant hitting coach for the San Diego Padres.
Luis Alberto Ortiz is a Dominican professional baseball coach and former player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 1996 for the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. He is currently an assistant hitting coach with the Red Sox.
Founded in 1970,the James Madison baseball program played at Long Field at Mauck Stadium through the end of the 2009 season. In 2010 they opened play at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park,the school's new baseball and softball complex. The "Diamond Dukes," as the team is known,have compiled a 1092-670-8 all-time record and have made the NCAA tournament nine times,most recently in 2011. The Dukes compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Billy Sample is JMU's most famous baseball alumnus,who played in 862 career major league games with the Texas Rangers,New York Yankees,and Atlanta Braves. In the 2006 season,JMU had the top-two home run hitters in Division I. One of them,Kellen Kulbacki,placed in the top five in all three of the triple crown categories. Kulbacki received the 2006 National Player of the Year award as a sophomore. In 2008,the Dukes won their first CAA Championship defeating Towson University qualifying the team for the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament hosted by North Carolina State University in Raleigh,NC. The Dukes also won the CAA Championship in 2011 defeating Old Dominion University qualifying the team for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Johnny Washington is an American professional baseball coach who is currently the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of Long Beach,California,Washington was a second baseman and shortstop during his playing days. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg).
