Jeff Datz
Jeffrey William Datz (born November 28, 1959 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current third base coach for the Seattle Mariners. A former catcher, Datz played in seven games for the Detroit Tigers in 1989. He was a coach with the Cleveland Indians from 2002 until the end of the 2009 season, when general manager Mark Shapiro fired the entire coaching staff. Jeff was most recently hired by the Baltimore Orioles to be their next bench coach.[1]
On November 4, 2010, Datz was hired to be 3rd base coach for the Seattle Mariners 2011 season. [2]
There is a fan club that has been made for him called the "Datz Disciples."
At the 2008 Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium, Datz pitched for Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore.
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