Yount may become next Brewers bench coach
Thursday, November 3, 2005
MILWAUKEE -- Hall of Famer Robin Yount is expected to rejoin the Milwaukee Brewers as their bench coach. The team scheduled a news conference for Friday but did not provide any other details. Several media outlets reported Thursday night that Milwaukee was expected to name Yount its new bench coach for manager and former teammate Ned Yost.
Brewers spokesman Tyler Barnes declined to comment.
Newly hired third-base coach Dale Sveum, contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday night and asked about Yount's appointment, said he wanted to reserve his comments until Friday.
Phone calls to general manager Doug Melvin, Yost and Yount's office in Arizona seeking comment were not immediately returned.
Yount spent his entire 20-year playing career with the Brewers, who have tried to get him to return to the club in some capacity since he retired after the 1993 season. He preferred to stay home in the Phoenix area but returned to baseball as a bench coach with Arizona in 2002.
When the Diamondbacks fired manager Bob Brenly in July 2004, Yount resigned.
In their first season under new owner Mark Attanasio, the Brewers finished 81-81 in 2005 - their best record since 1992. Then they fired third-base coach Rich Donnelly and bench coach Rich Dauer.
Two weeks ago, the club hired Sveum, a former Brewers player and a close friend of Yount's, to take over as third-base coach, the same job he had held with the Boston Red Sox.
Yount was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999, elected in his first year on the ballot. He made his major league debut at 18 years old in 1974 and won two MVP awards - one at shortstop in 1982, when he led the Brewers to the World Series, and one as an outfielder in 1989.
Yount played in 2,856 games, batting .285 with 3,142 hits, 251 home runs and 1,406 RBIs. He ranks No. 1 in club history in most major offensive categories.
Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/
MILWAUKEE -- Hall of Famer Robin Yount is expected to rejoin the Milwaukee Brewers as their bench coach. The team scheduled a news conference for Friday but did not provide any other details. Several media outlets reported Thursday night that Milwaukee was expected to name Yount its new bench coach for manager and former teammate Ned Yost.
Brewers spokesman Tyler Barnes declined to comment.
Newly hired third-base coach Dale Sveum, contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday night and asked about Yount's appointment, said he wanted to reserve his comments until Friday.
Phone calls to general manager Doug Melvin, Yost and Yount's office in Arizona seeking comment were not immediately returned.
Yount spent his entire 20-year playing career with the Brewers, who have tried to get him to return to the club in some capacity since he retired after the 1993 season. He preferred to stay home in the Phoenix area but returned to baseball as a bench coach with Arizona in 2002.
When the Diamondbacks fired manager Bob Brenly in July 2004, Yount resigned.
In their first season under new owner Mark Attanasio, the Brewers finished 81-81 in 2005 - their best record since 1992. Then they fired third-base coach Rich Donnelly and bench coach Rich Dauer.
Two weeks ago, the club hired Sveum, a former Brewers player and a close friend of Yount's, to take over as third-base coach, the same job he had held with the Boston Red Sox.
Yount was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999, elected in his first year on the ballot. He made his major league debut at 18 years old in 1974 and won two MVP awards - one at shortstop in 1982, when he led the Brewers to the World Series, and one as an outfielder in 1989.
Yount played in 2,856 games, batting .285 with 3,142 hits, 251 home runs and 1,406 RBIs. He ranks No. 1 in club history in most major offensive categories.
Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/
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