Don Wakamatsu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Don Wakamatsu
Occupation	Baseball Manager
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1963(1963-02-22)
Age	61
Birthplace	Hood River
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Aquarius

Don Wakamatsu Biography

Don Wakamatsu is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Manager who was born on February 22, 1963 in Hood River, Oregon, United States. Baseball coach who was the manager for the Seattle mariners between 2009 and the 2010 season. He also served as the coach for the bench of teams such as those of the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

He succeeded He succeedd Jim Riggleman as the manager of the Seattle Mariners in 2009. as director for Seattle Mariners in 2009. Seattle Mariners in 2009.

He was also an All-Pac-10 catcher during his last three years at Arizona State University, where he was a teammate of Barry Bonds and Alvin Davis. He was drafted by the New York Yankees as the last pick of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but decided to return to ASU.

Wakamatsu was drafted in the 11th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He reached the Double-A level before the Reds released him before the 1989 season.

He has a father who is Japanese and his mother is Irish.

Don Wakamatsu Net Worth

Don Wakamatsu is one of the richest Baseball Manager from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Wakamatsu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The catcher was an All-Pac 10 catcher at Arizona State University and played in an MLB year for Chicago White Sox. Chicago White Sox.

In 2008 in 2008, he was the first manager of Asian descent ever in MLB history.

Wilbur Donald Wakamatsu (born February 22, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player, scout, coach, manager, and current Bench Coach of the Texas Rangers. Wakamatsu was drafted in the 11th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. He was hired as bench coach of the Kansas City Royals for the 2014 season. He was the manager of the Seattle Mariners for the 2009 season, as well as the majority of the 2010 season. He was the Toronto Blue Jays’ bench coach for 2011 and 2012, after which he was replaced by DeMarlo Hale. During the 2013 season he worked as a scout for the New York Yankees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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From 2003 to 2006, he was the Texas Rangers’ bench coach. During the 2006 season, he served as manager for two games while Buck Showalter was in the hospital with an irregular heartbeat brought about due to dehydration, and in 2007, took the third base coach job when Ron Washington took over as manager. He spent 2008 as the bench coach of the Oakland Athletics.

Facts & Trivia

Don Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Manager. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Don Wakamatsu celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

Later in the season, Wakamatsu was officially selected as a coach under Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis along with Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman on June 17, 2009.

Where is Don Wakamatsu?

Don Wakamatsu
Managerial record| 130–154
Winning %| .458
Teams

Who is the bench coach for the Texas Rangers?

The Texas Rangers have made a key addition to the major league coaching staff. ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have hired Donnie Ecker as bench coach and offensive coordinator of the club.

Who owns the Texas Rangers?

Texas Rangers
Principal owner(s)| Rangers Baseball Express, LLC (Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson, co-chairmen)
President| Neil Leibman
President of baseball operations| Jon Daniels
General manager| Chris Young

Who was the Texas Rangers first manager?

Manager Ron Washington

Wins664
Losses611
PCT.521
Postseasons3

Who is Rangers assistant manager?

Giovanni van Bronckhorst