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Darnell Coles
Darnell Coles
Washington Nationals – No. 7
	Third baseman / Outfielder
	Born: June 2, 1962 (age 62); San Bernardino, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: September 4, 1983, for the Seattle Mariners
	NPB: April 5, 1996, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
	MLB: May 22, 1997, for the Colorado Rockies
	NPB: September 10, 1997, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	75
Runs batted in	368
NPB statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	36
Runs batted in	107
Teams
	As Player Seattle Mariners (1983–1985); Detroit Tigers (1986–1987); Pittsburgh Pirates (1987–1988); Seattle Mariners (1988–1990); Detroit Tigers (1990); San Francisco Giants (1991); Cincinnati Reds (1992); Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1994); St. Louis Cardinals (1995); Chunichi Dragons (1996); Colorado Rockies (1997); Hanshin Tigers (1997); As Coach Detroit Tigers (2014); Milwaukee Brewers (2015–2018); Arizona Diamondbacks (2019–2021); Washington Nationals (2022–present);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1993);

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Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962) is an American professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball primarily as a third baseman and outfielder from 1983 to 1997. He has coached in MLB since 2014.

Early life

Coles was a four-sport letterman and three time baseball MVP at Eisenhower High School.^[1]

Playing career

On June 3, 1980, Coles was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round (sixth pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft. He turned down both a baseball scholarship and a football scholarship to UCLA to sign with the Mariners.

In 1986, he hit a career-high 20 home runs for the Detroit Tigers. He had two three-home run games in his career: in 1987 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1994 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Coaching career

In 2006, Coles was hired as the roving hitting instructor for the Washington Nationals organization. He was the manager of the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2007, and manager of the Class A Hagerstown Suns in 2008.

On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs.^[2]

On October 10, 2013, Coles was selected to manage the Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, after previously managing the organization's Double-A Huntsville Stars from 2012 to 2013.^[3] However, on November 25, the Detroit Tigers announced the hiring of Coles as assistant hitting coach.^[4]

On October 23, 2014, the Milwaukee Brewers announced Coles replaced Johnny Narron as the hitting coach.^[5] He resigned after the 2018 season^[6] and became the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[7] On June 10, 2021, Coles was relieved of his position with the club.^[8] He was hired by the Washington Nationals to be their hitting coach following the 2021 season.^[9]

References

^ 1987 Topps baseball card # 411
^ "Coles Named Triple-A Hitting Coach". vermontlakemonsters.com. November 19, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ Watson, Phil (October 10, 2013). "Milwaukee Brewers Tab Darnell Coles to Manage at Triple-A Nashville in 2014". Sports Media 101 Inc. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
^ "Tigers name Coles assistant hitting coach". MLB.com. November 25, 2013.
^ "Brewers bring back Coles to be hitting coach". MLB.com. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "Brewers hitting coach Coles resigns". MLB.com.
^ "Diamondbacks Name Darnell Coles Hitting Coach". October 31, 2018.
^ Franco, Anthony (June 10, 2021). "Diamondbacks Part Ways With Hitting Coaches Darnell Coles And Eric Hinske". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Coles returns to Nats as hitting coach". MLB.com.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jose Alguacil	Vermont Lake Monsters Manager 2007	Succeeded by Ramon Aviles
Preceded by Tom Herr	Hagerstown Suns Manager 2008	Succeeded by Matt LeCroy
Preceded by Al LeBoeuf	Syracuse Chiefs Hitting Coach 2009	Succeeded by Jerry Browne
Preceded by Mike Guerrero	Huntsville Stars Manager 2012 - 2013	Succeeded by Carlos Subero
Preceded by Toby Harrah	Detroit Tigers Assistant Hitting Coach 2014	Succeeded by David Newhan
Preceded by Johnny Narron	Milwaukee Brewers Hitting Coach 2015 – 2018	Succeeded by Andy Haines
Preceded by Dave Magadan	Arizona Diamondbacks hitting coach 2019–2021	Succeeded by Rick Short
Preceded by Kevin Long	Washington Nationals hitting coach 2022-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] 1987 Topps baseball card # 411

[2] "Coles Named Triple-A Hitting Coach". vermontlakemonsters.com. November 19, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.^{[dead link]}

[3] Watson, Phil (October 10, 2013). "Milwaukee Brewers Tab Darnell Coles to Manage at Triple-A Nashville in 2014". Sports Media 101 Inc. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

[4] "Tigers name Coles assistant hitting coach". MLB.com. November 25, 2013.

[5] "Brewers bring back Coles to be hitting coach". MLB.com. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[6] "Brewers hitting coach Coles resigns". MLB.com.

[7] "Diamondbacks Name Darnell Coles Hitting Coach". October 31, 2018.

[8] Franco, Anthony (June 10, 2021). "Diamondbacks Part Ways With Hitting Coaches Darnell Coles And Eric Hinske". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[9] "Coles returns to Nats as hitting coach". MLB.com.

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-* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2015}}-{{mlby|2018}})
+* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2015}}–{{mlby|2018}})
-* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|2019}}-present)
+* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|2019}}–{{mlby|2021}})
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+* World Series champion ([[World Series|1993]])
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-'''Darnell Coles''' (born June 2, 1962) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] and [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] player who played primarily as a [[third baseman]] and [[outfielder]] from 1983 to 1997.
+'''Darnell Coles''' (born June 2, 1962) is an American [[professional baseball]] player and current [[coach (baseball)|hitting coach]] for the [[Washington Nationals]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He played in MLB and [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] primarily as a [[third baseman]] and [[outfielder]] from 1983 to 1997. He has coached in MLB since 2014.
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 ==Coaching career==
 In 2006, Coles was hired as the roving hitting instructor for the [[Washington Nationals]] organization. He was the [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[Vermont Lake Monsters]] in 2007, and manager of the Class A [[Hagerstown Suns]] in 2008.
-On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals Triple-A affiliate, the [[Syracuse Chiefs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vermontlakemonsters.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=427 |title=Coles Named Triple-A Hitting Coach |accessdate=December 25, 2008 |date=November 19, 2008 |publisher=vermontlakemonsters.com}}{{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref>
+On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals Triple-A affiliate, the [[Syracuse Chiefs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vermontlakemonsters.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=427 |title=Coles Named Triple-A Hitting Coach |access-date=December 25, 2008 |date=November 19, 2008 |publisher=vermontlakemonsters.com}}{{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref>
-On October 10, 2013, Coles was selected to manage the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] Triple-A affiliate, the [[Nashville Sounds]], after previously managing the organization's Double-A [[Huntsville Stars]] from 2012 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milwaukee Brewers Tab Darnell Coles to Manage at Triple-A Nashville in 2014 |url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/milwaukeebrewers/2013/10/10/milwaukee-brewers-tab-darnell-coles-to-manage-at-triple-a-nashville-in-2014/ |date=October 10, 2013 |accessdate=May 6, 2014 |first=Phil |last=Watson |publisher=Sports Media 101 Inc.}}</ref> However, on November 25, the Detroit Tigers announced the hiring of Coles as assistant hitting coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det/tigers-name-darnell-coles-assistant-hitting-coach?ymd=20131125&content_id=64200720&vkey=news_det |title=Tigers name Coles assistant hitting coach |publisher=MLB.com |date=November 25, 2013}}</ref>
+On October 10, 2013, Coles was selected to manage the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] Triple-A affiliate, the [[Nashville Sounds]], after previously managing the organization's Double-A [[Huntsville Stars]] from 2012 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milwaukee Brewers Tab Darnell Coles to Manage at Triple-A Nashville in 2014 |url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/milwaukeebrewers/2013/10/10/milwaukee-brewers-tab-darnell-coles-to-manage-at-triple-a-nashville-in-2014/ |date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=May 6, 2014 |first=Phil |last=Watson |publisher=Sports Media 101 Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014171446/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/milwaukeebrewers/2013/10/10/milwaukee-brewers-tab-darnell-coles-to-manage-at-triple-a-nashville-in-2014/ |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> However, on November 25, the Detroit Tigers announced the hiring of Coles as assistant hitting coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det/tigers-name-darnell-coles-assistant-hitting-coach?ymd=20131125&content_id=64200720&vkey=news_det |title=Tigers name Coles assistant hitting coach |work=MLB.com |date=November 25, 2013}}</ref>
-On October 23, 2014, the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] announced Coles replaced [[Johnny Narron]] as the hitting coach. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/99375090/brewers-name-darnell-coles-hitting-coach |title=Brewers bring back Coles to be hitting coach |publisher=MLB.com |date=October 23, 2014}}</ref> He resigned after the 2018 season<ref>https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-hitting-coach-darnell-coles-resigns/c-299710364</ref> and became the hitting coach for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]].<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/10/diamondbacks-name-darnell-coles-hitting-coach.html</ref>
+On October 23, 2014, the Milwaukee Brewers announced Coles replaced [[Johnny Narron]] as the hitting coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/99375090/brewers-name-darnell-coles-hitting-coach |title=Brewers bring back Coles to be hitting coach |work=MLB.com |date=October 23, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023181320/http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/99375090/brewers-name-darnell-coles-hitting-coach |url-status=dead }}</ref> He resigned after the 2018 season<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-hitting-coach-darnell-coles-resigns/c-299710364 |title = Brewers hitting coach Coles resigns| website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> and became the hitting coach for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/10/diamondbacks-name-darnell-coles-hitting-coach.html |title = Diamondbacks Name Darnell Coles Hitting Coach| date=October 31, 2018 }}</ref> On June 10, 2021, Coles was relieved of his position with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=2021-06-10 |title=Diamondbacks Part Ways With Hitting Coaches Darnell Coles And Eric Hinske |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/diamondbacks-part-ways-with-hitting-coaches-darnell-coles-and-eric-hinske.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He was hired by the Washington Nationals to be their hitting coach following the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/darnell-coles-nationals-hitting-coach|title = Coles returns to Nats as hitting coach| website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>
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+{{succession box|title=[[Arizona Diamondbacks]] [[hitting coach]]|before=[[Dave Magadan]]|years={{Baseball year|2019}}–{{Baseball year|2021}}|after=[[Rick Short]]}}
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v t e Toronto Blue Jays 1993 World Series champions
1 Tony Fernández 2 Rob Butler 4 Alfredo Griffin 9 John Olerud 10 Pat Borders 11 Darnell Coles 12 Roberto Alomar 19 Paul Molitor (World Series MVP) 21 Willie Cañate 22 Dick Schofield 24 Rickey Henderson 25 Devon White 27 Randy Knorr 28 Al Leiter 29 Joe Carter 30 Todd Stottlemyre 31 Duane Ward 33 Ed Sprague Jr. 34 Dave Stewart (ALCS MVP) 40 Mike Timlin 41 Pat Hentgen 48 Mark Eichhorn 49 Tony Castillo 50 Danny Cox 66 Juan Guzmán
Manager 43 Cito Gaston Coaches First Base Coach 3 Bob Bailor Third Base Coach (1) 7 Rich Hacker Bullpen Coach 8 John Sullivan Bench Coach 18 Gene Tenace Hitting Coach 39 Larry Hisle Pitching Coach 42 Galen Cisco Third Base Coach (2) 45 Nick Leyva General Manager Pat Gillick
Regular season American League Championship Series

v t e Washington Nationals current roster
Active roster	1 MacKenzie Gore 2 Luis García Jr. 3 Dylan Crews 5 CJ Abrams 8 José Tena 10 Darren Baker 14 Ildemaro Vargas 15 Riley Adams 17 Alex Call 18 Juan Yepez 19 Andrés Chaparro 20 Keibert Ruiz 21 Tanner Rainey 24 Joey Gallo 26 Nasim Nuñez 27 Jake Irvin 29 James Wood 30 Jacob Young 32 Trevor Williams 36 Stone Garrett 38 Trey Lipscomb 45 Joey Meneses 46 Patrick Corbin 47 José A. Ferrer 53 Joe La Sorsa 54 Amos Willingham 58 Derek Law 59 Jacob Barnes 61 Robert Garcia 62 Eduardo Salazar 64 Orlando Ribalta 66 Zach Brzykcy 67 Kyle Finnegan 68 Thaddeus Ward 70 Mitchell Parker 74 DJ Herz 79 Jackson Rutledge 81 Drew Millas 99 Cole Henry -- Michael Rucker
60-day Injured list	9 Cade Cavalli 40 Josiah Gray 60 Joan Adon 71 Mason Thompson
Coaching staff	Manager 4 Dave Martinez Bench 22 Miguel Cairo Hitting 6 Darnell Coles Assistant hitting 23 Chris Johnson Pitching 48 Jim Hickey Pitching strategist 63 Sean Doolittle First base 88 Gerardo Parra Third base 12 Ricky Gutiérrez Bullpen 25 Ricky Bones Bullpen catcher 85 Brandon Snyder Catching/strategy 35 Henry Blanco