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Full Name: Kevin Richard Long
Title: Batting Coach
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Coaching Career
Begins his third season as Yankees hitting coach in 2008, oversaw a squad that ranked
third in the AL in on-base percentage (.342), fourth in batting average (.271) and tied
for fourth in home runs (180) Yankees batters led the AL with a .268 batting average
with runners in scoring position and two outs...Guided a Yankees offense in 2007 that ranked first in the Majors in runs (968), hits
(1,656), home runs (201), RBI (929), team batting average (.290), slugging percentage
(.463), on-base percentage (.366) and total bases (2,649) the 968 runs were the most
in franchise history since 1937 (979) his offense also featured the American League
MVP (Rodriguez), three Silver Sluggers (Jeter, Posada and Rodriguez) and four of the
American Leagues top-15 batting averages...Joined the Yankees at the Major League level after serving three years as the hitting
coach with the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Columbus (2004-06) before joining the
Yankees organization, served as the hitting coach with the Triple-A Omaha Royals
(2002-03) and with the Double-A Wichita Wranglers (2000-01) was named the
Northwest Leagues co-Manager of the Year after leading the Spokane Indians
to the league title in 1999 made his professional coaching debut at Single-A
Wilmington in 1997.
Playing Career
Was originally selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 1989 First-Year
Player Draft and played in their system for eight years from 1989-96 as an outfielder...Led Class-A Eugene in 1989 in almost all offensive categories, including games played,
at-bats, runs scored, hits, doubles and RBI ranked eighth among all Northwest
League hitters with a .312 batting average in his rookie season...Missed most of the 1994 season after undergoing surgery on his left wrist.
Personal
Named a second-team All-American and first-team PAC-10 in 1989 at the University
of Arizona a three-year letter-winner, Long still holds the Arizona record for most
extra-base hits in a game (five) and ranks in the top 10 in several single-season statistical
categories: third in extra-base hits (41), tied for seventh in doubles (23), eighth in multi-hit
games (30), ninth in total bases (162) and tied for ninth in runs (80)...Resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Marcey, daughter, Britney and sons, Tracy
and Jaron.
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