Max Venable

Max Venable
Max Venable
Seattle Mariners – No. 6
	Outfielder / Hitting coach
	Born: June 6, 1957 (age 67); Phoenix, Arizona
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 8, 1979, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
	October 6, 1991, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.241
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	128
Teams
	As player San Francisco Giants (1979–1983); Montreal Expos (1984); Cincinnati Reds (1985–1987); California Angels (1989–1991); Chiba Lotte Marines (1992–1993) (NPB); As coach SK Wyverns (2013);

William McKinley "Max" Venable (born June 6, 1957) is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball for 12 years from 1979 to 1987, and from 1989 to 1991.

Early years

He went to Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California, where he was a multi-sport star. He excelled in all sports but in high school, football was his best. He turned down football scholarships to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He played for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League, and the California Angels of the American League. He also played two seasons in Japan, 1992 and 1993, for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He coached for the Atlanta Braves in the minor leagues, along with the San Diego Padres. He is a hitting instructor in the Seattle Mariners Farm system to date.

Max signed with Korean Baseball team SK Wyverns as a hitting coach in 2013.

Max's son, Will, is an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, having played baseball and basketball for Princeton University. Will joined his father as a member of the Portland Beavers in 2008. Max's younger son Winston Venable was a standout safety for the Boise State Broncos football team for the 2009–10 and 2010-11 seasons. ^[1] Winston played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and now is a member of the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL.

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