Chad Kreuter
Chad Kreuter | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Greenbrae, California | August 26, 1964|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 14, 1988, for the Texas Rangers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 27, 2003, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .237 |
Home runs | 54 |
Runs batted in | 274 |
Teams | |
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Medal record | ||
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Baseball | ||
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Amateur World Series | ||
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1984 Cuba | Team |
Chadden Michael Kreuter (/ˈkruːtər/; born August 26, 1964) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and the former head coach of the USC Trojans baseball team. He was most recently the manager of the Syracuse Mets in the AAA East league of minor league baseball.
Playing career[]
Kreuter played for seven different ballclubs during his career: the Texas Rangers (1988–91, 2003), Detroit Tigers (1992–94), Seattle Mariners (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996–97, 1998), Anaheim Angels (1997–98), Kansas City Royals (1999) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–02). He made his major league debut on September 14, 1988, as the starting catcher wearing #7, and played his final game on April 27, 2003, as the starting catcher wearing #12.
Kreuter's best season was 1993 with the Tigers, when he batted .286 with 15 home runs and slugged .484, while appearing in a career high 119 games.
Kreuter's career included the unusual occurrence that he was traded from the White Sox to the Angels twice. The White Sox sent him along with Tony Phillips to the Angels on May 18, 1997, and after he signed back with the Sox as a free-agent in the off-season, they again sent him to Anaheim on September 18, 1998.
On May 16, 2000, Kreuter was involved in a brawl with fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago as he sat in the Dodgers bullpen along the right field foul line. During the 9th of inning of the game, a Cubs fan smacked the back of Kreuter's head and took his cap, prompting Kreuter and several other Dodgers to enter the stands and fight with fans. Kreuter and several other Dodgers were suspended eight games apiece, and a total of 19 players received fines. The Dodgers later settled a lawsuit with a fan who alleged that Kreuter choked him.[1]
Coaching career[]
Kreuter was named the coach of the USC Trojans on June 2, 2006, after former coach Mike Gillespie (who is also his father-in-law) retired. He was relieved as head coach on August 9, 2010, posting a 111–117 record in four years.[2]
Kreuter was named as the manager for the St. Lucie Mets of the New York Mets organization for the 2018 season.
After two seasons of managing in St. Lucie, he was named as the manager of the Syracuse Mets on February 8, 2020.[3]
References[]
- ^ Foster, Jason (May 16, 2019). "May 16, 2000: When the Dodgers charged into Wrigley Field stands for revenge". The Sporting News. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/080910aaa.html
- ^ "Syracuse Mets Name Chad Kreuter Manager for 2020 Season". MiLB.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- USC Trojans profile
- Brawl with the fans
- BaseballLibrary
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from California
- Anaheim Angels players
- Burlington Rangers players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Chicago White Sox players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Minor league baseball managers
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- People from Greenbrae, California
- Pepperdine Waves baseball players
- Pepperdine University alumni
- Charlotte Rangers players
- Salem Redbirds players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Texas Rangers players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- USC Trojans baseball coaches