Bill Evers
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'''William Joseph Evers''' (born January 29, 1954) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and a former [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[baseball player|player]] and longtime [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and instructor. In November 2018, he was named a coach on the staff of [[Rocco Baldelli]], the {{mlby|2019}} manager of the [[Minnesota Twins]] of [[Major League Baseball]].[http://www.startribune.com/bill-evers-is-final-addition-to-twins-manager-rocco-baldelli-s-staff/501034342/ Staff report (21 November 2018), "Bill Evers is Final Addition to Twins Manager Rocco Baldelli's Staff."] [[The Minneapolis Star-Tribune]].[https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/2018/11/21/longtime-rays-minor-league-coachmanager-bill-evers-joins-rocco-baldellis-twins-staff/ Topkin, Marc (21 November 2018), "Longtime Rays' Minor League Coach/Manager Bill Evers Joins Rocco Baldelli's Twins Staff."] [[The Tampa Bay Times]] The appointment marked the second MLB staff assignment of Evers' 44-year baseball career: he spent {{mlby|2006}} and {{mlby|2007}} as the bench coach during [[Joe Maddon]]'s first two seasons as skipper of the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]].[https://puckettspond.com/2018/11/23/minnesota-twins-bill-evers-coaching-staff/ Palmer, Nate (23 November 2018), "Bill Evers Will Bring Valuable Experience to Staff". Pucketts' Pond blog.] |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Evers was born in [[New York City]]. He received his BA in management and recreation from [[Eckerd College]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], in 1976[https://web.archive.org/web/20070509182109/http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=tb&coachorstaffid=433637 Tampa Bay Rays' official site.] and was selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the sixth round of the secondary phase of the June 1976 [[Major League Baseball draft]]. During his four-year playing career, Evers was a [[catcher]] and [[first baseman]] who batted and threw [[right-handed]]; he was listed as {{convert|5|ft|10|in}} tall and {{convert|190|lb}}. Peaking at the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] level with 30 [[games played]] in 1978–79, he hit 11 [[home runs]] with an even 200 [[hit (baseball)|hits]] in 274 total games, with 161 [[base on balls|walks]] and 113 [[strikeout]]s. |
Evers was born in [[New York City]]. He received his BA in management and recreation from [[Eckerd College]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], in 1976[https://web.archive.org/web/20070509182109/http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=tb&coachorstaffid=433637 Tampa Bay Rays' official site.] and was selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the sixth round of the secondary phase of the June 1976 [[Major League Baseball draft]]. During his four-year playing career, Evers was a [[catcher]] and [[first baseman]] who batted and threw [[right-handed]]; he was listed as {{convert|5|ft|10|in}} tall and {{convert|190|lb}}. Peaking at the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] level with 30 [[games played]] in 1978–79, he hit 11 [[home runs]] with an even 200 [[hit (baseball)|hits]] in 274 total games, with 161 [[base on balls|walks]] and 113 [[strikeout]]s. |
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