Don Long

Cincinnati Reds – No. 59

Infielder / Coach

Born: March 17, 1962
Bremerton, Washington

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

Donald Thomas Long (born in 1962) is the current hitting coach for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.

Prior to joining the Reds, Long worked eight years as the minor league hitting coordinator with the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent the 1999 season as the Phillies roving hitting instructor. Long spent 12 years as a manager in the California/Anaheim Angels minor league system before joining Philadelphia. He made his managerial debut with the Quad Cities River Bandits in the Midwest League in 1987 before spending two seasons with the Bend Bucks. Don returned to Quad City and was named Midwest League Manager-of-the-Year after leading his squad to the 1990 league title. A year later he captured Manager-of-the-Year accolades again after guiding the Midland Rockhounds to a 37-30 second-half record and into the Texas League playoffs.

After two more seasons with Midland (1992–93), Long managed in the Pacific Coast League for three years, leading the Vancouver Canadians to a pair of first-place finishes. He advanced to the league championship in 1994 and was named the league's Manager-of-the-Year in 1995 after guiding the club to an 81-60 regular-season record and an appearance in the post season. In his 12 seasons as a minor league skipper, Long produced a 745-788 record. A former switch-hitting infielder, Long was originally selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 1983 MLB draft. He played three years in the Giants farm system (1983–85) where he compiled a .251 batting average, 12 home runs and 76 RBI in 198 games. Before becoming a manager in the minor leagues, Long served as the head coach at Seattle University in 1986. Long is a 1980 graduate of Meadowdale High School in Lynnwood, Washington. He attended Washington State University and earned All-Pac-10 honors as a shortstop in 1983.^[1]

References

↑ Team Manager and Coaches. Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.

External Links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Cincinnati Reds current roster

Active roster	2 Zack Cozart 3 Iván DeJesús, Jr. 4 Brandon Phillips 6 Billy Hamilton 7 Eugenio Suárez 15 Jordan Pacheco 16 Tucker Barnhart 19 Joey Votto 23 Adam Duvall 27 Ross Ohlendorf 29 Brandon Finnegan 30 Kyle Waldrop 31 Alfredo Simón 32 Jay Bruce 36 Blake Wood 37 Ramón Cabrera 40 Tyler Holt 43 Scott Schebler 47 John Lamb 52 Tony Cingrani 53 Drew Hayes 54 Caleb Cotham 56 Steve Delabar 58 Dan Straily 66 J. C. Ramírez 68 Tim Adleman

Inactive roster	9 José Peraza 41 Layne Somsen 55 Robert Stephenson 60 J. J. Hoover 63 Rookie Davis 65 Sal Romano 67 Amir Garrett 70 Jumbo Díaz 71 Stephen Johnson

Disabled list	21 Michael Lorenzen 26 Raisel Iglesias 28 Anthony DeSclafani 33 Yorman Rodríguez 34 Homer Bailey 39 Devin Mesoraco 46 Jon Moscot 68 Kyle Skipworth

Restricted list	69 Juan Duran

Coaching staff	Manager 38 Bryan Price Bench 35 Jim Riggleman First base 45 Freddie Benavides Third base 22 Billy Hatcher Pitching 49 Mark Riggins Hitting 59 Don Long Assistant hitting 64 Tony Jaramillo Bullpen 57 Mack Jenkins Bullpen catcher 87 Dustin Hughes Catcher instructor 72 Mike Stefanski

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