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The Manager and Coaches

Athletic Training .............................................................................................................. 76-77Coaches (1920-2008) ...........................................................................................................79Coaches Bios ................................................................................................................... 64-75Manager’s Bio..................................................................................................................60-63Strength and Conditioning ....................................................................................................78

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and Baseball America Triple A Manager of the Year in 2001…He began his managerial career in 1998 at Class A Columbus (59-81) of the South Atlantic League after concluding his playing career in 1997…He guided the A Kinston Indians in 1999 (79-58) to a spot in the Carolina League playoffs and after the season was named Carolina League Manager of the Year…Managed the Akron Aeros to a record of 75-68 in 2000, just missing the playoffs after forcing a one game playoff at the end of the season before being promoted to Buffalo in 2001…His teams qualified for post-season play in three of his five seasons at the helm…At 35 years and 64 days old on opening day of 2003, Wedge became the youngest Indians manager since Lou Boudreau was named player/manager in 1942 at the age of 24.

Playing Career

Began his professional career in 1989 after being selected in the 3rd round of the amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox coming off a National Championship at Wichita State…Made his major league debut on October 5, 1991 with Boston and in 1992 he belted all 5 of his major league homers in 27 games for the Red Sox…Was drafted by the Rockies in the November, 1992 expansion draft in the 2nd round and spent most of the 1993 season on the major league disabled list with elbow problems…Appeared in 9 games at catcher for the Rockies during their inaugural season in 1993 before signing back with the Red Sox in 1994. Made it back to the big leagues for the final time with the Red Sox in 1994…Overall he spent parts of 4 seasons in the major leagues and played professionally for 9 seasons…Embarked on his managerial career in 1998 after undergoing eight surgeries over the course his playing career that ended his career after the 1997 season.

Personal/Miscellaneous

Full name erIC MIChaeL Wedge...Resides in Richfield, OH...Eric and his wife, Kate, have a daughter, Ava Cath-erine (4/17/2006) and a son, Dalton Cash (2/18/2008)…Attended Northrop High School in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and was a member of their state championship baseball team in 1983…Was inducted into the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January 2007…Inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame in October of 2008…His parents, Tim and Nina, still reside in Ft. Wayne…Was a first-team All-America catcher at Wichita State University where he was a member of the Shockers’ 1989 National Championship team and was runner-up for college player of the year…Co-owner of Strike One Sports Complex, a 40,000 square ft. indoor sports facility featuring baseball, girls softball and soccer instruction and leagues along with other sports instruction and entertainment in Danvers, MA…Also owns Motivated Sports, a non-profit company that ben-efits youth in the New England area…He and his wife, Kate, are very active in the Cleveland Community, participating and donating their time at the First Energy Grand Slam Summer Literacy Program, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, The Providence House, The Woman’s Center of Greater Cleveland, the Cleveland YWCA & the CIC Celebrity Golf Classic, along with their other charitable endeavors. Kate and the Indians Wives are also active with the Domestic Violence Center and Until the Violence Stops: North East Ohio

Wedge’s FavorItes

Favorite Movie: Anything with John Wayne

in it; Favorite group/artist: Johnny Cash;

Favori te athlete growing Up : John-

ny Bench; Favorite team growing Up :

Cincinnati Reds; Person Who has Most

Influenced You: My parents (Tim and Nina);

Favorite road City: Boston; Favorite road

stadium: Fenway Park; Favorite things

to do away From Baseball: Watch old movies

with his wife; Favorite tv shows: Seinfeld.

Eric Wedge 22

Age: 41, born January 27, 1968 in Ft. Wayne, IN

Resides: Richfield, OH Position: Manager

Contract Status: Signed thru 2010

Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 235

Managerial/Coaching Career

Eric just concluded his 6th season as the Manager of the Cleveland Indians after guiding the Indians to a record of 81-81 (.500), third place finish in 2008…Indians showed a lot of resolve in going 44-28 (.611) from July 10 thru the end of the season…Is in 5th place in club history with 496 managerial wins…his 2007 club posted a Major League-best 96-66 record (tied with Boston) and brought home its first Division Championship since 2001, finishing 8.0 games ahead of Detroit…The 96 wins marked the 7th-highest total in franchise -history, going 26-9 over the final 35 games…For his efforts he was named the american League Manager of the Year by the BBWaa, The Sporting News and negro League Baseball Museum …also, he was the first Indians Manager ever to take home the BBWaa aL Manager of the Year award…The Indians now own the 7th-best record in the Majors since 2005 (348-300;.537) and have posted a .500 record or better in 3 of the last 4 seasons since 2005…one of just 4 Managers in Indians franchise history to win a playoff series (speaker, Boudreau & hargrove)…Led the Indians to the 9th highest win total in franchise history in 2005, posting a record of 93-69 (.574), the 6th best record in MLB and narrowly missing out of the playoffs on the season’s final day…That season the Indians posted the best record in MLB from July 31st thru the end of the season (39-18) and following the season Wedge was the runner-up in the AL BBWAA Manager of the Year voting, registering votes in each of his three years of service with the Indians (2003-05)…During the first three years of his tenure the Indians posted consecutive seasons of double-digit win increase totals from 2003-05 (68 wins, 80 wins, 93 wins)…The last time the Indians enjoyed that type of improvement was from 1946-48…The 25-game two-year win improvement total from 2003-05 was 2nd in MLB over the span…In 2006 the Indians went 78-84 (.481), finished in 4th place in the AL Central and were 31-20 from August 9th thru the end of the season with a team that finished up the season with 17 rookies…Wedge now owns a 6-year Major League managerial record of 496-476 (.510)…His career managerial record at the professional level is 887-791 (.529)…Managed his second full season for the Tribe in 2004 as he led the club to their biggest single season improvement in terms of wins since 1991 and 1992…Finished 6th in the 2004 AL Manager of the Year voting (80-82, 3rd place, 6th best improvement over previous year in MLB)…Was named 39th manager of the Cleveland Indians on October 29, 2002…Compiled a record 68-94 (.420) in his first season managing in the big leagues (managed 25 rookies in all during the 2003 season)…Guided the Indians to a record of 55-56 (.495) from May 1 to September 1…For his efforts Wedge received votes in the 2003 BBWAA AL Manager of the Year voting (8th place)…Managed in the Cleveland Indians Player Development system for five seasons from 1998-2002, compiling a record of 391-315 (.554) over the span…He managed the AAA Buffalo Bisons for two seasons in 2001-02, guiding the Bisons to consecutive appearances in the International League playoffs as his .622 After the season he was named The Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year…In 2001 he piloted the Bisons to a modern-day franchise record 91 wins (91-51, .644) and was later named International League Manager of the Year

Most ManagerIaL WIns IndIans hIstorY

Manager Wins Years

Lou Boudreau 728-649 1942-50

Mike Hargrove 721-591 1991-99

Tris Speaker 617-520 1919-26

Al Lopez 570-354 1951-56

erIC Wedge 496-476 2003-08

Roger Peckinpaugh 490-481 1928-33,’41

Best reCords In MLB, Last 4 seasons (2005-08)

1. LA Angels 378-270 (.583)

2. NY Yankees 375-273 (.579)

3. Boston Red Sox 372-276 (.574)

4. New York Mets 357-291 (.551)

5. Phi. Phillies 354-294 (.546)

6. Chi. White Sox 350-299 (.539)

7. Cleveland Indians 348-300 (.537)

Courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau

Best reCords In aL JULY 10 - reMaInder oF 2008 season

W L PCT

LA Angels 46 25 .648

Houston Astros 44 25 .638

Phi. Phillies 43 27 .614

CLeveLand 44 28 .611

Chicago Cubs 42 28 .600

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1989 Elmira .234 41 145 20 34 6 2 7 22 15 21 1 New Britain .200 14 40 3 8 2 0 0 2 5 10 01990 New Britain .227 103 339 36 77 13 1 5 48 50 54 11991 Winter Haven .238 8 21 2 5 0 0 1 1 3 7 1 New Britain .250 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Pawtucket .233 53 163 24 38 14 1 5 18 25 26 0 Boston 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01992 Pawtucket .299 65 211 28 63 9 0 11 40 32 40 0 Boston .250 27 68 11 17 2 0 5 11 13 18 01993 Central Valley .304 6 23 6 7 0 0 3 11 2 6 0 Colo. Springs .267 38 90 17 24 6 0 3 13 16 22 0 Colorado .181 9 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 01994 Pawtucket .286 77 255 44 73 14 0 19 59 51 48 0 Boston .000 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 01995 Pawtucket .234 108 376 52 88 17 1 20 68 63 96 11996 Toledo .235 96 332 61 78 25 0 15 57 43 81 21997 Scranton-WB .256 47 129 25 33 8 1 7 36 22 40 0aMerICan LeagUe .240 30 75 11 18 2 0 5 11 14 21 0 natIonaL LeagUe .182 9 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0

M. L. totaLs .233 39 86 13 20 2 0 5 12 14 25 0

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2007 aMerICan LeagUe Manager oF the Year votIng

Manager, Club 1st 2nd 3rd Points

eric Wedge, Cleveland Indians 19 6 3 116 Mike Scioscia, LA Angels 4 11 9 62 Joe Torre, New York Yankees 5 8 12 61 Terry Francona, Boston Red Sox 3 4 13

Wedge’s Career Postseason reCord

Year teaM LeagUe serIes W L notaBLe

2007 CLEVELAND American Division 3 1 Defeated NY Yankees Championship 3 4 Lost in 7 to Boston

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Wedge’s Career ManagerIaL reCord

Year teaM LeagUe PosItIon W L PCt

1998 Columbus (A) South Atlantic 4th (1st half) 28 42 .400 Managerial Debut 3rd (2nd half) 31 39 .443

1999 Kinston (A) Carolina 1st (1st half) 37 32 .536 CL playoffs 2nd (2nd half) 42 26 .618 CL Manager of the Year

2000 Akron (AA) Eastern 3rd 75 68 .525 Forced 1 game playoff (Harrisburg)

2001 Buffalo (AAA) International 1st 91 51 .641 BA and IL Manager of the Year IL playoffs

2002 Buffalo (AAA) International 2nd 87 57 .604 IL finals TSN Manager of the Year

2003 CLEVELAND American 4th 68 94 .420 55-56 from May 1 to Sept. 1

2004 CLEVELAND American 3rd 80 82 .494 6th best improvement in MLB

2005 CLEVELAND American 2nd 93 69 .574 8th highest win total in club history

2006 CLEVELAND American 4th 78 84 .481 31-20 from August 9th thru end of season

2007 CLEVELAND American 1st 96 66 .593 T-Best record in MLB; Advanced to ALCS

2008 CLEVELAND American 3rd 81 81 .500 44-28 (.611) from July 10th-on

MaJor LeagUe totaLs 496 476 .510

MInor LeagUe totaLs 391 315 .554

Career ManagerIaL totaLs 887 791 .529

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Jeff Datz 28

Age: 49, born November 28, 1959 in Camden, NJ

Position: Bench Coach



Is currently in his 8th season on the major league coaching staff...Datz replaced Grady Little on March 20, 2002 after Little was named Manager of the Boston Red Sox on March 11...Served as Bench Coach under Charlie Manuel before moving out to third base when Joel Skinner replaced Manuel...Datz was entering his third season as the organization’s Minor League Field Coordinator after being named to the post following the 1999 season...As Field Coordinator, Datz was responsible for the coordination of all workouts and fundamentals of the six minor league clubs in spring training while overseeing the minor league field staffs and rosters of the six affiliates during the regular season...Jeff joined the organization in 1991-92 as an Area Scout in Northern California/Northern Nevada...Scouted the New Jersey area and was a coach at Short-season A Watertown in 1993...Later managed six seasons in the Tribe’s minor league system from 1994-99 at Watertown, Columbus, Akron and Buffalo, leading the Buffalo Bisons to the 1998 International League Championship...Datz compiled a minor league managerial record of 403-383 (.513) during his tenure as manager in the Indians organization.

Playing Career

Jeff began his playing career in 1982 after his selection in the 19th round of the June Draft by the Houston Astros...The former catcher played in the Houston organization from 1982-1988, spending the entire 1988 season with the AAA Tucson Toros...Part of Double AA championship winning team at Columbus, GA in 1986 under manager Gary Tuck...Jeff went on to appear in 7 games at the big league level with the Detroit Tigers in 1989, batting .200 (2-10) after spending most of the year at AAA Toledo...In 1990, his final year as a player, Jeff spent the entire season with the Columbus Clippers before joining the Indians organization.


Full name JeFFreY WILLIaM datZ...Married, wife’s name is Stacy...Resides in Wadsworth, OH...Jeff at-tended Clearview High School in Mullica Hill, NJ where he graduated in 1978...Played quarterback and middle linebacker at Clearview and also played basketball and baseball...Was all-conference selection in high school in baseball...Attended Glassboro State College and was a 4-year starter (drafted by Reds in 1981, did not sign) before earning his bachelors degree in Health and Physical Education in 1982...Won NCAA Division III national championship in 1979...Father, Bill, also caught at Glassboro State...Brothers, Dave and Rich, also played at Glassboro State...Was Division III All-America selection in his senior season of 1982...Enjoys spending time with family and hunting in the off-season.

BE S T f i R S T T Wo y E A R S f oR A T R i BE M A n Ag E R Only four individuals have compiled winning records in their first two seasons

as manager of the Indians (excluding managers who took over the Tribe during a season). Bill Armour (1902-03), Oscar Vitt (1938-39), Al Lopez (1951-52)

and Charlie Manuel (2000-01) led Cleveland to winning records as both freshman and sophomore Tribe managers.

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1994 Watertown New York-Penn 1st 48 26 .649

1995 Columbus South Atlantic 3rd (1st half) 37 33 .529 1st (2nd half) 43 29 .597

1996 Akron Eastern 3rd 71 71 .500

1997 Akron Eastern 5th 51 90 .362

1998 Buffalo International** 1st 81 62 .566

1999 Buffalo International 4th 72 72 .500


** Denotes League Champions


1982 Auburn .224 36 116 15 59 4 0 4 15 15 24 11983 Columbus .194 39 124 15 24 3 1 3 11 6 24 3 Daytona Beach .273 47 143 17 39 9 0 2 19 13 21 01984 Auburn .197 24 71 2 14 0 0 0 8 9 15 0 Daytona Beach .217 11 23 5 5 2 0 1 5 3 2 01985 Columbus (GA) .193 53 150 16 29 5 0 3 13 7 20 11986 Tucson .200 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Columbus (GA) .325 59 191 26 62 13 1 6 25 20 26 01987 Columbus (GA) .248 121 408 55 101 21 0 8 42 30 69 11988 Tucson .223 60 148 18 33 7 0 2 11 22 30 21989 Toledo .247 77 247 26 61 13 0 3 18 16 28 0 Detroit .200 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 01990 Columbus .238 28 63 4 15 4 0 0 10 5 9 0aMerICan LeagUe .200 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 natIonaL LeagUe -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

M. L. totaLs .200 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

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Chuck Hernandez 33

Age: 47, born November 11, 1960 in Tampa, FL

Position: Bullpen Coach

Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-3 Weight: 230


Enters his first season as the Bullpen Coach after being named to the position on November 19, 2008…Her-nandez spent 3 seasons as the Pitching Coach of the Detroit Tigers from 2006-08… During his first season in Detroit he guided Tigers pitchers to the lowest ERA in the American League (3.84) on their way to the club’s first American League pennant in 22 seasons…Prior to joining Jim Leyland in Detroit, Hernandez held the same position for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2004 and 2005 after serving as Tampa’s Minor League Pitching Coordinator from 1998-2003…The Tampa, FL native is entering his 31st season of professional baseball in 2009…He began his coaching career in the White Sox organization in 1985 and spent 11 seasons in the California Angels system from 1986-96 where he coached current Pitching Coach Carl Willis…Joined the Angels Major League staff in May of 1992 at the age of 31 following the Angels team bus crash that injured several members of the club’s coaching staff…Remained in that position until 1996 before joining the Devil Rays organization in 1997.

Playing Career

He began his playing career in 1979 and pitched 5 minor league seasons in the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox organizations (1979-83)…Career ended after suffering a broken left arm (humerus) while pitching in instructional league with the White Sox in 1983.


Full name ChUCK hernandeZ…Married, wife’s name is Donna…Resides in Tampa, FL…Has two sons, CJ (9/17/1990) and Cody (7/4/94)…He is the brother-in-law of Nardi Contreras, former big league pitching coach for the Yankees, Mariners & White Sox…Also the brother-in-law of former Major League pitcher Rich Monteleone…Attended Tampa Catholic High School where he played football, basketball and was an All-State pitcher (drafted by Oakland in 1978 but did not sign)…Attended Hillsborough Community College in 1979 prior to being drafted by the Yankees and embarking on his pro career.

Luis Rivera 6

Age: 45, born January 3, 1964 in Cidra, PR

Position: Infield/First Base Coach



Is currently in his fourth season as Indians Infield and First Base Coach after being named to the post on No-vember 3, 2005...Luis spent 6 seasons from 2000-05 coaching and managing in the Cleveland Indians Player Development system...Luis managed the Class A Kinston Indians to a record of 76-64 (.543) in 2005, guiding the club to the finals of the Carolina League Championship Series...He managed the A Lake County Captains in 2003-04, winning South Atlantic League Manager of the Year honors in 2003 after the Captains compiled a minor league-best record of 97-43 (.693)...In his 3 seasons as Manager at Kinston and Lake County his teams posted a record of 246-173 (.587)...He was also a coached at Kinston for 3 seasons from 2000-02...Coached in the Arizona Fall League in 2005.

Playing Career

Rivera played parts of 11 seasons and 781 games in the Major Leagues from 1986-98 with Montreal, Boston, New York-NL, Houston & Kansas City...Rivera was a teammate of Eric Wedge’s in Boston in 1991 and 1992, recording his finest big league season in ‘92 with the Red Sox when he hit .258 (107-414) with 22 2B, 3 3B, 8HR & 40RBI in 129 games...He compiled a Major League career average of .233 (516-2215) w/28HR & 209RBI in 781 games...He played professionally for 18 seasons from 1981-98 after signing with the Expos in 1981 at the age of 17.


Full name LUIs antonIo rIvera...Married, wife’s name is Carmen...Resides in Caguas, PR...Has three children, Carla (19), Luis (16), Yan (12)...Played baseball and basketball at Luis Munoz Rivera High School in 1981...Enjoys watching movies and going to the beach with his kids.

Year CLUB W-L era g gs Cg sho sv IP h r er hr hB BB so WP BK

1979 Fort Lauderdale 5-7 2.56 20 16 4 2 0 95.0 73 34 27 1 7 84 63 5 01980 Greensboro 4-6 6.16 17 14 1 0 0 73.0 64 58 50 3 5 73 57 1 0 Fort Lauderdale 0-1 18.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 4 4 0 1 4 1 2 01981 Oneonta 4-2 4.50 11 10 2 1 0 50.0 46 33 25 4 3 56 53 8 0 Greensboro 1-1 3.18 5 4 0 0 0 17.0 19 11 6 0 1 16 13 2 01982 Fort Lauderdale 6-9 3.83 18 18 4 2 0 115.0 99 55 49 9 3 64 58 6 01983 Nashville 1-2 6.00 5 5 0 0 0 24 27 19 16 2 1 17 14 3 0 Appleton 6-5 4.41 15 15 1 0 0 83.2 79 45 41 7 2 47 73 4 0

MInor Lge. totaLs 27-33 4.27 92 83 12 5 0 459.2 409 259 218 26 23 361 332 31 0

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2003 Lake County South Atlantic 1st/1st 97 43 .693

2004 Lake County South Atlantic 4th/4th 73 66 .525

2005 Kinston Carolina 1st/3rd 76 64 .543



1982 San Jose .258 130 476 53 123 20 3 3 49 27 94 121983 West Palm Beach .227 129 419 63 95 10 5 5 53 58 88 61984 West Palm Beach .228 124 439 54 100 23 0 6 43 50 79 141985 Jacksonville 240 138 538 74 129 20 2 16 72 44 69 181986 Indianapolis .246 108 407 60 100 17 5 7 43 29 68 18 Montreal .205 55 166 20 34 11 1 0 13 17 33 11987 Indianapolis .312 108 433 73 135 26 3 8 53 32 73 24 Montreal .156 18 32 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 8 01988 Montreal .224 123 371 35 83 17 3 4 30 24 69 31989 Pawtucket .251 43 175 22 44 9 0 1 13 11 23 5 Boston .257 93 323 35 83 17 1 5 29 20 60 21990 Boston .225 118 346 38 78 20 0 7 45 25 58 41991 Boston .258 129 414 64 107 22 3 8 40 35 86 41992 Boston .215 102 288 17 62 11 1 0 29 26 56 41993 Boston .208 62 130 13 27 8 1 1 7 11 36 11994 New York (NL) .279 32 43 11 12 2 1 3 5 4 14 01995 Oklahoma City .138 19 58 3 8 4 0 1 3 1 6 01996 Norfolk .225 114 356 34 80 23 3 6 39 31 58 11997 New Orleans .238 124 382 46 91 23 4 3 45 34 51 5 Houston .231 7 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 6 01998 New Orleans .232 33 82 17 19 2 1 1 7 9 8 2 Kansas City .247 42 89 14 22 4 0 0 7 7 17 1aMerICan LeagUe .238 546 1590 181 379 82 6 21 157 125 313 16 natIonaL LeagUe .219 235 625 68 137 32 6 7 52 51 130 4

M. L. totaLs .233 781 2215 249 516 114 12 28 209 176 443 20

Derek Shelton 9

Age: 38, born July 30, 1970 in Carbondale, IL

Position: Hitting Coach



Is currently in his fifth season as Indians Hitting Coach after placing Eddie Murray on June 4, 2005…The Indians finished 7th in the entire Major Leagues in runs scored in 2008 with 805 and led the Majors in runs with 379 runs scored in the second half of last year…Also, Indians CF Grady Sizemore won his first career Silver Slug-ger under Derek’s tutelage…In 2007 the Indians again finished in the top 10 in the Majors in runs scored (8th with 811)…In 2006, his first full season in the position, the Indians scored 870 runs and finished 2nd in Major League Baseball in runs scored…Joined the Indians organization prior to the 2003 season and spent three season as the Hitting Coordinator for the entire Indians Player Development System…As Hitting Coordinator he streamlined the entire Indians minor league organization from the Dominican League to Triple A with all new terminology and approach to hitting…Also instituted a two-strike program which recognized hitters in regards to their hitting with two strikes…During his 4-month tenure as big league hitting coach the Indians posted a Major League-best .285 (1073-3762) average with 149HR & 576 runs scored (5.3RS/GM) in 108 games, going 68-40 over the span…He assumed an offense that was last in the league in average, runs and on-base % as the club finished 4th in the league in runs scored (790), 5th in batting average (.271), 3rd in on-base % (.334) and 3rd in home runs (207)…The 576 runs scored from June 5th on ranked 3rd in MLB behind Boston and New York-AL…Re-joined the Yankees organization in 1997, serving as a minor league coach for three seasons from 1997 thru 1999…Started coaching in the Gulf Coast League, A Tampa and ended up in AA Norwich before managing three seasons in the New York-AL Player Development System from 2000-02…Managed the Gulf Coast League Yankees in 2000 and 2001 and then at A Staten Island in 2002…Led the Yankees to the GCL league title in 2001 and Staten Island to the New York-Penn League title in 2002 prior to joining the Indians organization…Also led the GCL Yankees to a first place regular season finish in 2000.

Playing Career

Played two seasons in the New York Yankees organization at catcher in 1992 and 1993 after his playing days at Southern Illinois University with a degree in criminal justice…Played at A Oneonta in 1992 and A Greensboro in 1993…Underwent right elbow surgery after the 1993 season that concluded his playing career.


Full name dereK Lee sheLton..Married, wife’s name is Alison…Resides in Tampa, FL…Has two children - Jackson and Isabella…Derek graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in criminal justice where he played baseball for four seasons for the Salukis before signing w/the Yankees…Father, Ron, played in the Orioles organization…He and wife, Alison, host annual Celebrity Bartending event at AJ Rocco’s in downtown Cleveland to benefit local charities.


1992 Oneonta .382 23 68 4 26 4 0 0 13 13 15 01993 Greensboro .291 23 55 7 16 4 0 1 6 6 4 0M.L. totaLs .341 46 123 11 42 8 0 1 19 19 19 0

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2000 GCL Yankees Gulf Coast 1st 38 22 .633

2001 GCL Yankees Gulf Coast ** 1st 35 25 .583

2002 Staten Island New York-Penn ** 1st 48 26 .649



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Joel Skinner 35

Age: 48, born February 21, 1961 in La Jolla, CA

Position: Third Base Coach



Begins his 9th season on the major league coaching staff after being appointed on November 10, 2000...Joel served as interim manager during the second half of the 2002 season, replacing Charlie Manuel on July 11, 2002 after Manuel was relieved of his duties after the All-Star Break...Compiled a record of 35-41 (.461) in the second half of 2002 in his first big league managerial opportunity, including a record of 15-13 in September...Was the youngest manager in the big leagues during the second half of 2002 as he and his father, Bob, became the 2nd father/son managerial tandem in Major League Baseball history...Skinner spent six seasons managing in the Indians Player Development system from 1995-2000... In his six seasons as minor league manager in the Indians farm system he compiled a record of 448-333 (.574) and guided his team to the playoffs in five of the six seasons...In 2000, Joel managed the AAA Buffalo Bisons to the best record in the International League and an IL North Division title with a record of 86-59 (.593)...Skinner’s leadership of the AAA Bisons in 2000 earned him “Minor League Manager of the Year” honors from Baseball America and The Sporting News in addition to being named International League “Manager of the Year” honors...Was a coach for Team USA in the 2000 All-Star Future’s Game in Atlanta...Joel managed the Akron Aeros in 1998 & 1999 and was named USA Today Baseball Weekly’s “Minor League Manager of the Year” in 1998 after guiding the Aeros to an 81-60 record and an Eastern League regular season title...Managed the Class A Kinston Indians (Carolina League) in 1997 as they won titles in both the first and second halves with an 87-53 record, earning him Carolina League “Manager of the Year” honors...Managed the Columbus Redstixx (South Atlantic League) in 1996 to a second half title and a regular season record of 79-63...In 1995 he managed the Watertown Indians to a record of 46-27 and a New York-Penn League title and “Manager of the Year” honors...Spent the 1994 season as a roving catching instructor after retiring during the season.

Playing Career

Skinner spent nine seasons as a player in the big leagues, including three with the Indians from 1989-91...The former catcher owned a career batting average of .228 (329-1441) with 17 HR & 136 RBI in 564 Major League games with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Indians...Was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 36th round of the 1979 draft and was later drafted by the White Sox in a 1982 compensation draft...Was chosen as the top major league prospect in the Eastern League in 1982 at AA Glens Falls...Spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues from 1983-86 with the White Sox before being traded to the Yankees in July of 1986 along with Wayne Tolleson and Ron Kittle...Was acquired by the Indians on March 19, 1989 from the New York Yankees along with Turner Ward in exchange for Mel Hall... Over his three seasons in Cleveland he hit .241 (145-601) with 28 2B, 4 HR & 53 RBI in 227 games... Appeared in 99 games for the Indians in 1991, hitting .243 with a homer and 24 RBI and threw out 31% (24 of 78) of the potential basestealers...He spent the last three seasons of his career from 1992-94 battling back from right shoulder surgery after the 1991 season before turning to managing in 1995.


Full name JoeL PatrICK sKInner...Resides in Avon Lake, OH...Married, wife’s name is Jennifer...They have four children: three girls — Kate (1/16/86), Erin (8/15/87), Tara (11/9/91), and one boy — Cameron (8/6/89)...Son of former major league player and manager Bob Skinner who played outfield for 12 years with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis, played in three All-Star Games, and was a member of the 1960 World Champion Pi-rates...Originally joined White Sox organization on February 2, 1982 when they selected him from over 2,000 other professional players in the first compensation draft...Draft choice came from the Phillies’ signing of free agent Ed Farmer in January, 1982...Played baseball and water polo at Mission Bay (CA) High School...Enjoys spending time with his family.

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1995** Watertown (A) New York-Penn 1st 46 27 .6301996 Columbus (A) South Atlantic 2nd (1st half) 36 34 .510 1st (2nd half) 43 29 .5971997 Kinston (A) Carolina 1st (1st half) 46 24 .657 1st (2nd half) 41 29 .5861998 Akron (AA) Eastern 1st 81 60 .5741999 Akron (AA) Eastern 5th 69 71 .4932000 Buffalo (AAA) International 1st 86 59 .5932002 Cleveland (ML) American 3rd 35 41 .461

MInor LeagUe totaLs 448 333 .574 MaJor LeagUe totaLs 35 41 .461

Career totaLs 483 374 .564



1980 Shelby .225 100 324 38 73 15 2 7 27 25 77 01981 Greenwood .266 117 428 48 114 25 2 11 63 27 99 21982 Glens Falls .254 120 422 49 107 11 6 7 65 38 115 11983 Denver .260 108 361 55 94 15 5 12 50 35 53 0 Chicago (AL) .273 6 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 01984 Denver .284 42 141 27 40 6 0 10 27 13 31 1 Chicago (AL) .213 43 80 4 17 2 0 0 3 7 19 11985 Buffalo .240 115 391 47 94 13 0 12 59 41 115 0 Chicago (AL) .341 22 44 9 15 4 1 1 5 5 13 01986 Chicago (AL) .201 60 149 17 30 5 1 4 20 9 43 1 New York (AL) .259 54 166 6 43 4 0 1 17 7 40 01987 Columbus .242 49 178 19 43 10 2 6 27 10 44 0 New York (AL) .137 64 139 9 19 4 0 3 14 8 46 01988 New York (AL) .227 88 251 23 57 15 0 4 23 14 72 01989 CLEVELAND .230 79 178 10 41 10 0 1 13 9 42 11990 CLEVELAND .252 49 139 16 35 4 1 2 16 7 44 01991 CLEVELAND .243 99 284 23 69 14 0 1 24 14 67 01992 Canton-Akron .300 8 20 2 6 0 0 1 5 0 3 01993 Canton-Akron .239 15 46 6 11 3 0 2 5 6 16 01994 Charlotte .267 6 15 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 4 0aMerICan LeagUe .228 564 1441 119 329 62 3 17 136 80 387 3 natIonaL LeagUe -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Carl Willis 51

Age: 48, born December 28, 1960 in Danville, VA

Position: Pitching Coach

Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6-4 Weight: 235


Willis is entering his 7th season as the Pitching Coach of the Cleveland Indians after being named to the post on March 19, 2003…Marks his 13th season in the Indians organization…Has tutored the last two American League Cy Young Award winners (Cliff Lee/CC Sabathia) as Indians starters have consistently ranked in the upper tier of the American League during Carl’s tenure…In 2008 Indians starters posted an ERA of 4.16 (6th lowest in the AL)…In 2007 the Tribe’s starting rotation posted the lowest ERA (4.19) in the American League as the club’s second half team ERA of 3.56 was the lowest in baseball (season ERA of 4.05 was 3rd in the AL)…The 410 walks allowed in 2007 were the fewest allowed by an Indians staff over a full season (154 or 162G) since 1920…In 2006 the Tribe starters finished 3rd in the AL in ERA (4.31)… In 2005, the Indians captured their first ERA title since the 1996 season as the Tribe hurlers posted an ERA of 3.61 under his tutelage… Spent two years as the Pitching Coach of the Buffalo Bisons in 2001-02 under Eric Wedge… At Buffalo in 2002 his Bison pitchers compiled the 2nd lowest ERA in the International League (3.30) and he served as the Pitching Coach at the All-Star Futures Game both in 2001 and 2002…He began his tenure in the organization in 1997 as Pitching Coach at Rookie Watertown and followed that up with one-year stints at Burlington, Columbus & Akron.

Playing Career

Willis pitched in the big leagues over parts of 12 seasons, compiling a record of 22-16 with a 4.25 ERA over 267 games and was an integral member of the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins bullpen…The “Big Train” pitched for the Twins from 1991-95, going 8-3 w/a 2.63 ERA in 40 appearances for Minnesota in 1991 (89.0IP, 76H, 26ER) after being promoted from AAA Portland on 4/17/91…Did not pitch in the majors from 8/8/88-4/18/91…Had a scoreless IP streak of 25.2IP in July and August of 1991 and stranded 22 of 28 inherited runners on the season…Pitched 2.0 scoreless IP in G3 of Series at Atlanta…Overall was 0-0 w/a 5.14 ERA in 4 World Series outings (7.0IP, 6H, 4R/ER) after not allowing a run in 5.1IP and 3 appearances in ALCS vs. Toronto…Was also a primary set-up man for Tom Kelly in 1992 (7-3, 2.72ERA) & 1993 (3-0, 3.10ERA) before experience elbow problems that end his playing career in 1995…Started professional career after being selected in the 23rd round of June draft by Detroit…Made his ML debut the next June for Detroit before being traded to the Reds on 9/1/84…Pitched in the Reds system for two and a half seasons, including 47 appearances with Cincinnati from 1984-86 before bouncing around in the White Sox, California and Indians organizations (spent 1990 at Colorado Springs).


Full name CarL BLaKe WILLIs...Married, wife’s name is Rachel...The Willis’ have three children – daughter, Alexandria (10/4/87), son, Daniel (12/20/91) & son, Bryson (2/12/98)…Resides in Durham, NC…Was a 1979 graduate of Piedmont Academy in Providence, NC where he played baseball & basketball…Earned a bachelors degree in park and recreation management at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington…Played 4 years of baseball for the Seahawks and was a member of the school’s summer entry in the North State Collegiate League during the summer months…His uncle, Paul Willis, pitched in the New York Giants’ chain in the 1950’s…En-joys all spectator sports, most notably ACC basketball & the 2005 NCAA National Champion North Carolina Tarheels…Big fan of the Carolina Panthers and Jake Delhomme.

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1983 Bristol 0 1 3.38 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 1 1 4 3 Lakeland 3 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 9.2 6 0 0 5 7 Birmingham 3 1 3.98 14 0 0 0 2 20.1 16 9 9 7 131984 Evansville 5 3 3.73 40 1 0 0 16 60.1 59 26 25 20 27 Detroit 0 2 7.31 10 2 0 0 0 16.0 25 13 13 5 4 Cincinnati 0 1 3.72 7 0 0 0 1 9.2 8 4 4 2 31985 Cincinnati 1 0 9.22 11 0 0 0 1 13.2 21 18 14 5 6 Denver 4 4 4.15 37 1 0 0 8 78.0 82 39 36 30 271986 Denver 1 3 4.68 20 1 0 0 8 32.2 29 22 17 16 16 Cincinnati 1 3 4.47 29 0 0 0 0 52.1 54 29 26 32 241987 Nashville 6 4 3.33 53 0 0 0 5 83.2 97 39 31 30 541988 Chicago (AL) 0 0 8.25 6 0 0 0 0 12.0 17 12 11 7 6 Vancouver 4 4 4.22 40 1 0 0 4 64.0 77 36 30 16 441989 Edmonton 5 7 3.69 36 10 0 0 5 112.1 137 54 46 36 471990 Colorado Springs 5 3 6.39 41 6 0 0 2 98.2 136 80 70 32 421991 Portland 1 1 1.64 3 1 0 0 0 11.0 5 4 2 0 0 Minnesota 8 3 2.63 40 0 0 0 2 89.0 76 31 26 19 531992 Minnesota 7 3 2.72 59 0 0 0 1 79.1 73 25 24 11 451993 Portland 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 1 1 2 Minnesota 3 0 3.10 53 0 0 0 5 58.0 56 23 20 17 441994 Minnesota 2 4 5.92 49 0 0 0 3 59.1 89 48 39 12 371995 Minnesota 0 0 94.50 3 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 7 7 5 0 Vancouver 2 2 4.11 20 0 0 0 1 35.0 40 17 16 11 17

aMerICan LeagUe 20 12 4.01 220 2 0 0 11 314.1 341 159 140 76 189 natIonaL LeagUe 2 4 5.23 47 0 0 0 2 75.2 83 51 44 39 33

M.L. totaLs 22 16 4.25 267 2 0 0 13 390.0 424 210 184 115 222

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Dan Williams 43

Age: 42, born September 3, 1966 in San Gabrielle, CA

Position: Bullpen Catcher


Coaching Career

Enters 15th full season on the Major League coaching staff...Named to the staff during the shortened spring training of 1995...Duties include catching starting and relief pitchers in the bullpen, throwing batting practice and hitting fungoes...Also assists Bullpen Coach Chuck Hernandez in various pre-game and post-game duties...Began his coaching career in 1991 in Class A Kinston of the Carolina League, spending his second year of coach-ing with Burlington (short season Class A) of the Appalachian League...Spent most of the 1993 season with the Columbus Redstixx of the South Atlantic League before getting call to the major leagues in August of ’93 to replace Bullpen Coach Dom Chiti following Chiti’s appointment as Pitching Coach...Spent the rest of the 1993 season in that position...Returned to Class A Columbus in 1994, serving as the 3B coach for the Redstixx.

Playing Career

Drafted by the Indians in the 37th round out of Western Oregon State University in the ’88 draft and assigned to Burlington of the short season Appalachian League...Hit .210 (21-100) for the Indians with 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR & 8 RBI in 39 games...Threw out 8 of 24 (33%) of his baserunners in his rookie campaign...Besides catching (24G), also appeared at first base (5G) and the outfield (1G)...Spent the ’89 season with short season Watertown of the Class A New York-Penn League...Hit .295 (56-190) with 6 2B, 3 HR & 31 RBI in 62 games...Threw out 9 of 28 baserunners (32%) attempting to steal...Spent last full season in minors at Class A Kinston of the Carolina League....Hit .176 (12-68) with a 2B, HR & 10 RBI in 28 games...Managed by Brian Graham for the 2nd straight year...Finished up his playing career in 1991, appearing in just 6 games for Kinston...Was 4-15 (.267) in those games before signing on as a full-time coach.


Full name danIeL LaWrenCe WILLIaMs...Married, wife’s name is Christine...The couple has two sons, Jacob Terrence (11/2/98) and Michael Alexander (10/25/00) and a daughter, Emma (2/11/04)...Resides in Cleveland, OH...Former long-time resident of Corvallis, OR...Attended Rangers Junior College in Ranger, TX for two years (1985-86)...Also attended Western Oregon State University (1987-88) where he majored in Psychology...Enjoys fishing, hunting, wildlife and the outdoors.

M A n Ag E R Du E To i L L n E S SPrior to 2000 and 2001, when Grady Little managed the Indians for 13 games each

season while Charlie Manuel was sidelined due to a reverse colostomy, there were two other instances when Cleveland managers were significantly sidelined due to illness. In 1905, Nap Lajoie was idled with blood poisoning. Bill Bradley managed the team for 41 games (games 59-99). In 1964, Birdie Tebbetts was sidelined by a heart attack

and George Strickland handled managerial duties from Opening Day until August 14.

David Wallace 60

Age: 29, born October 17, 1979 in Nashville, TN

Position: Bullpen Catcher


Coaching Career

Begins his first season on the Indians coaching staff…Duties will include catching starting and relief pitchers and throwing batting practice along with assisting Carl Willis, Chuck Hernandez and Danny Williams with functions relative to their positions with the club.

Player Career

Played 7 minor league seasons from 2002-08, mainly in the Indians organization after signing as a non-drafted free agent in August of 2001 out of Vanderbilt…Concluded playing career in the Nationals organization at AAA Columbus (32G, .240, 30-125, 3HR, 12RBI) last season…Played in the Indians organization from 2002-07 and went to camp as an non-roster invitee in 2008 before being traded to the Nats…Ended career with the career average of .223 (348-1563) with 81 2B, 45HR & 180 RBI in 486 games…Was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star Team in 2003 after beginning the season at Lake County…Hit a career high 10 HR in 2005 for Kinston.


Full name davId hUggIns WaLLaCe…Resides in Jacksonville Beach, FL with his wife, Lauren… Played baseball and football for the Vanderbilt Commodores, starting at quarterback for Vandy during several occasions…Also played 3 years of baseball in college…Graduated from Nashville’s Christ Presbyterian Academy in 1998 where he was named an all-state performer in baseball, basketball and football…His brother, Cooper, played football (tight end) at Auburn and is now in the NFL.

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ATHLeTIC TRAINING

LonnIe soLoFF begins his sixth season as the head athletic trainer with the Cleveland Indians after spending five years as assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2006 Lonnie was promoted as the organization’s Direc-tor of Medical Services where he oversees all aspects of the club’s medical and rehabilitation programs.

Lonnie and his staff are widely respected around the professional sports industry and following the 2007 campaign the Indians Athletic Training and Medical staffs were recognized as MLB’s best by a membership of their peers, PBATS, and Baseball Prospectus, a leading baseball research and content organization. During Lonnie’s tenure the Indians’ games lost to injury have repeatedly been among the lowest in Major League Baseball.

While attending St. Louis University, Lonnie received a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, a master’s degree in physical therapy, and attained his certification in athletic training. Lonnie has taken an active role in teaching orthopedics and baseball sports medicine, which has enabled him to give inservices, lecture and participate in research studies. His rehabilitation work was featured in the October 2003 issue of PT magazine. The 34-year old is a member of the NATA and APTA and began his career in baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996 as part of the PBATS internship program.

Lonnie, a native of New Orleans, resides in Avon Lake, OH with his wife, Alyssa and sons, Isaac & Alexander.

rICK JaMeYson begins his 8th season as the Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Cleveland Indians.

Rick begins his 18th season as an Athletic Trainer in the Cleveland Indians organiza-tion after spending four seasons with the Buffalo Bisons from 1999-02. He also represented the organization as an Athletic Trainer in the Arizona Fall League after both the 1995 & 2000 seasons. Began his professional Athletic Training career in 1992 at A Watertown of the New York-Penn League, working in Watertown for two seasons before being promoted to A Columbus in 1994.

Jameyson, 38, is a native of Wellington, OH where he attended Wellington Senior High School, playing football and baseball. Graduated from Baldwin-Wallace (OH) in

1992 with a degree in Health Education. He resides in Tallmadge, OH with his wife Jennifer, and their daughter, Jessica, and son, Nicholas.

H i S ToRy of T R i BE AT H LE T i C T R A i n E R SAccording to The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, Fred Weisman was the

first full-time athletic trainer for the Indians. Starting with Weisman (1921-49), just five men have served as head trainer of the Tribe since 1921.

Wally Bock (1950-70) followed Weisman. Jim Warfield (1971-96) followed Bock. Paul Spicuzza was head athletic trainer from 1996-2003.

nICK KenneY begins his fifth season as the Major League Assistant Athletic Trainer after joining the organization on December 1, 2004.

Kenney (A.T.C./C.S.C.S.) spent the 2003-04 seasons as the assistant athletic trainer for the Cincinnati Reds. He was named to that position in November 2002 after spending two years (2001-02) as the program manager of sports medicine for TriHealth, the official medical provider of the Reds. While with TriHealth, Kenney was involved extensively with healthcare coordination and rehabilitation, including the programs used by Reds major and minor league players. Prior to his position with TriHealth, he served for seven seasons as head trainer for the Cincinnati Cyclones professional hockey club.

A graduate of Clinton-Massie High School and Wilmington College, Kenney is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association. He resides in Medina, OH with his wife, Patty, and their four children- Paige, Colin, Nathan and Madison.

JIM MehaLIK enters his 12th season with the Cleveland Indians, serving in 2005-08 as a physical therapy consultant. Along with Lonnie Soloff and the Athletic Training Staff, Jim coordinates the rehabilitation and physical therapy programs for the organization’s disabled and injured players. Since 1993 he has been the Rehabilitation Manager at Lutheran Hospital, a position he still holds.

After graduating from The Ohio State University in 1988 with a degree in Allied Health Sciences, Mehalik was a staff therapist at Lorain Community Hospital for two years from 1988-90. He went on to work three years in Columbus, OH in a private physical therapy practice from 1990-93 before assuming his current role with Lutheran Hospital in 1993.

Mehalik, 42, resides in Brunswick Hills, OH with his wife, Lisa, and their three children, Haley, Jacob and Hannah.

toshI nagahara begins his 2nd season as the Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Cleveland Indians.

Toshi joined the organization prior to the 2008 season, assisting Lonnie Soloff and his staff while helping Masa Kobayashi with his transition to the big leagues. Prior to joining the Indians Nagahara spent parts of 4 seasons in the Oakland A’s organiza-tion from 2004-07 with A Modesto & AAA Sacramento as a Strength & Conditioning Coach / Athletic Trainer and interpreter.

He was a graduate assistant Athletic Trainer in 2002 and 2003 at Arkansas State, where he earned a masters in exercise science. He also earned an undergraduate degree in exercise science from Southern Arkansas in 2001. He is a member of the

National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and is NSCA (CSCS) certified.

Nagahara resides in Takamatsu, Japan in the off-season. He also has a degree in economics from Kagawa University.

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JaKe BeItIng begins his 5th season with the Indians organization, and 2nd as the Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator. Jake is based out of the Goodyear, AZ complex and spent the 2008-09 off-season conditioning the club’s big league players who reside in the Valley of the Sun.

Jake served as the GCL Indians strength coach in 2007. He spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons in Cleveland working as the major league strength & conditioning intern. He graduated from John Carroll University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 2006.

After graduating Jake, a native of Akron, worked as a graduate assistant strength coach at the University of South Florida, while completing his masters degree in

exercise science.

Jake resides in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Maggie.

tIM MaXeY will begin his 7th season as Major League Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Cleveland Indians. In addition to his position with the Indians, Maxey serves on the MLB/MLBPA Strength and Conditioning Advisory Board and is an advisor to the Taylor Hooton Foundation, a national steroid education program backed by MLB.

Maxey, 38, has ties to the Indians organization, spending the 1997 season as the Strength Coach for the AAA Buffalo Bisons during their run to the American Association crown. Maxey then joined the Kansas City Royals organization in 1998 as the Player Development Strength and Conditioning Coordinator before spending four seasons from 1999-2002 as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the major league club in Kansas City. He also was the President of the Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society from 2003 to 2007.

The Portsmouth, OH native received his Bachelor’s Degree from Shawnee State University and a Master’s De-gree in sport and movement education from The Ohio State University in March 1997. He served as a graduate strength and conditioning coach for the Buckeyes’ football and baseball team. Tim is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC).

He and his wife, Amy, reside in Avon, OH along with their three children, Zach (7), daughter, Makenna (4), and Matthew (2).

STReNGTH AND CONDITIONING CLeVeLAND INDIANS COACHeS, 1920-2008

Adair, Rick, 1992-93

Aker, Jack, 1986-87

Appling, Luke, 1961

Baker, Del, 1943-44

Bassler, Johnny, 1938-40

Bell, Buddy, 1994-1995, 2003-05

Bolek, Ken, 1992-93

Bonds, Bobby, 1984-87

Brown, Mike, 2002

Bryant, Clay, 1967,1974

Bumbry, Al, 1998, 2002

Chiti, Dom,1990-93

Clark, Ron, 1992-93

Colavito, Rocky, 1973, 1976-78

Comer, Steve, 1987

Cuccinello, Tony, 1952-56

Datz, Jeff, 2002-

Dauer, Rich, 1990-91

Davenport, Jim, 1989

Deal, Ellis, 1970-71

Doby, Larry, 1974

Duncan, Dave, 1979-81

Easter, Luke, 1969

Edwards, Doc, 1985-87

Estrada, Chuck, 1983

Evers, Walter, 1970

Falk, Bibb, 1933

Farrell, Kerby, 1970-71

Felix, Ruben, 2004-06

Fitzgerald, Ed, 1960

Flowers, Jake, 1951-52

Garcia, Dave, 1975-76, 1979

Gharrity, Patsy, 1933-35

Goryl, John, 1982-88, 1997-98

Graham, Brian, 1999

Haddix, Harvey, 1975-78

Harder, Mel, 1948-63

Hargrove, Mike, 1990-91

Harrah, Toby, 1996

Hartenstein, Chuck, 1979

Hartley, Grover, 1928-30

Hemus, Solly, 1965

Hofman, Bobby, 1971-72

Isaac, Luis, 1988-91, 1994-2008

Jones, Clarence, 1999-2001

Katt, Ray, 1962

Keller, Dave, 2001-03

Koenig, Fred, 1986

Kress, Ralph, 1953-60

Lemon, Bob, 1960

Lipon, John, 1968-71

Little, Grady, 2000-01

Lobe, Bill, 1952-56

Lutz, Joe, 1972-73

MacKenzie, Gordie, 1991-92

Manuel, Charlie, 1988-89, 1994-99

Mathews, Harry, 1926-27

McCallister, Jack, 1920-26

McCraw, Tom, 1975, 1980-82

McGaha, Mel, 1961

McKechnie, William, 1948-49

McMahon, Don, 1983-85

Melillo, Oscar, 1939-40, 1942, 1945-48, 1950

Mills, Buster, 1946

Moeller, Joe, 1978

Morales, Jose, 1990-93

Mullin, Pat, 1967

Murray, Eddie, 2002-05

Napoleon, Ed, 1983-85

Nelson, Dave, 1992-97

Newman, Jeff, 1992-99

Nossek, Joe, 1977-81

O’Neil, Mickey, 1930

O’Neill, Steve, 1949

Otero, Reggie, 1966

Pacheco, Tony, 1974

Parker, Salty, 1962

Pole, Dick, 2000-01

Queen, Mel, 1982

Roth, Frank, 1923-25

Regan, Phil, 1994, 1999

Rice, Del, 1967

Riggleman, Jim, 2000

Rivera, Luis, 2006-

Roberts, Dave, 1987

Ruel, Harold, 1948-50

Sanford, Jack, 1968-69

Schang, Wally, 1936-38

Sewell, Luke, 1939-41

Shanks, Howie, 1928-32

Shelton, Derek, 2005-

Shotton, Burt, 1942-45

Simmons, Al, 1950-51

Skinner, Joel, 2001-

Sommers, Dennis, 1980-85

Spahn, Warren, 1972-73

Spencer, Tom, 1988-89

Stanky, Eddie, 1957-58

Strickland, George, 1963-69

Susce, George, 1941-49

Thompson, Robby, 2002, 2005

Torborg, Jeff, 1975-77

Uhlaender, Ted, 2000-2001

Uhle, George, 1936-37

Valo, Elmer, 1963-64

White, Joyner, 1959-60

Whitehill, Earl, 1941

Wiley, Mark, 1988-91, 1995-98

Wilks, Ted, 1960

Williams, Billy, 1990-91

Williams, Dan, 1993, 1995-

Willis, Carl, 2003-

Wolgamot, Earl, 1931-33

Wynn, Early, 1964-66

Zwilling, Dutch, 1941

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