Glenn A. Tufts is currently a scout for the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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. Previously, he played professionally and managed in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Prior to playing professionally, Tufts attended Bridgewater-Raynham High School. He was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 in the 1973 amateur draft.

Tufts began his professional career in 1973, playing for the GCL Indians. In 51 games with them, he batted .194. He missed all of 1974 following a car accident, and in 1975 he hit .270 in 102 games for the San Jose Bees

San Jose Bees

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. He split the 1976 season between the Bees and Williamsport Tomahawks

Williamsport Tomahawks

The Williamsport Tomahawks were the Class AA Eastern League affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in Williamsport, Pennsylvania during the 1976 season. The franchise moved to Williamsport from Thetford Mines, Quebec where they were known as the Thetford Mines Miners. The Tomahawks finished the season...

, hitting a combined .249 in 62 games. 1977 ended up being his final professional season playing baseball. In 84 games for the Waterloo Indians

Waterloo Indians

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 and Jersey City Indians

Jersey City Indians

The Jersey City Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Jersey City, New Jersey, which played in the Eastern League for the 1977 and 1978 seasons. In 1977, the team was the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The team became affiliated with the Oakland Athletics for the 1978 season...

, he hit only .234.

Overall, Tufts hit .240 in 299 minor league games, over four seasons.

Post playing career

From 1986 to 1993, he was the head coach for Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College

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. He was hired as a minor league instructor by the Giants in 1994, coaching the Clinton LumberKings

Clinton LumberKings

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. He managed for three seasons, from 1995 to 1997, and in 1997 he became a scout as well.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1995	Bellingham Giants	Northwest League Northwest League The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a Class A-Short Season minor baseball league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 and class A from 1952-1954...	43-33	2nd	San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....	Lost League Finals
1996	Burlington Bees Burlington Bees The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home is in Burlington, Iowa.-History:...	Midwest League Midwest League The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...	65-73	11th	San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
1997	Bakersfield Blaze Bakersfield Blaze The Bakersfield Blaze are a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California, USA. They are a Class A – Advanced team in the California League and are a farm team of the Cincinnati Reds. The Bakersfield Blaze play their home games at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark...	California League California League The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...	33-43	--	San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....		replaced by Keith Bodie Keith Bodie Keith Bodie is a former minor league baseball player and manager, and current minor league coach.-Playing career:... on June 25