Steve Liddle
American baseball coach
Baseball player
| Steve Liddle | |
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| Born: (1959-03-04) March 4, 1959 (age 65) Nashville, Tennessee | |
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Steven Michael Liddle (born March 4, 1959, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager.
Coaching career
He was previously the Minnesota Twins' bench coach from 2002–2010 before swapping roles with Scott Ullger and becoming the Twins third base coach for 2011 and 2012. In October 2012, after two 96 plus losing seasons, it was announced Liddle's contract would not be renewed thus ending his stint in Minnesota.[1]
On November 2, 2017, Liddle was named the bench coach for the Detroit Tigers for the 2018 season, a role he previously had with Ron Gardenhire and the Twins.[2] After the 2019 season with the team, he retired and was succeeded by Lloyd McClendon.[3]
References
- ^ "Twins sign Manager Ron Gardenhire to two-year contract extension". MLB.com. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Beck, Jason (November 2, 2017). "Tigers add Bosio, complete coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Fenech, Anthony. "Detroit Tigers' coaching staff to return in 2020; bench coach Steve Liddle retiring". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
External links
Baseball portal
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Scott Ullger | Minnesota Twins Third Base Coach 2010–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Detroit Tigers bench coach 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |
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