Darnell Coles is a former Major League Baseball

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 and Nippon Professional Baseball player who played primarily as a third baseman

Third baseman

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 and outfielder

Outfielder

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 from to . He is currently the hitting coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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' player development staff.

Playing

On June 3, , he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft

1980 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.- Compensation Picks :*William Erickson, was drafted in the second round by the San Francisco Giants, 31st pick overall. *Jeff Horne was drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Pirates,...

. Coles turned down a baseball

Baseball

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 and football

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 scholarship to UCLA to sign with the Mariners.

In , he hit a career-high 20 home run

Home run

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s for the Detroit Tigers

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.

Coaching

In , Coles was named the roving hitting instructor for the Washington Nationals organization. In , he was the manager

Manager (baseball)

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 of the Vermont Lake Monsters

Vermont Lake Monsters

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 and manager of the Single-A Hagerstown Suns

Hagerstown Suns

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 in .

On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs.

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