Minnesota Twins
Third Base Coach, Scott Ullger, was born June 10, 1956
in New York, NY. He attended St. Johns University (NY)
where he played shortstop and majored in criminal justice.
He was drafted by the Twins in the 18th round in 1977.
Scott started his minor league baseball career with
a bang, leading the league in doubles and was eighth
in batting in 1978. In 1980, he switched to outfield
after playing third base his first 3 seasons. Continuing
to show his great athleticism, he led the league outfielders
in fielding percentage (.987). In 1981, he was named
a Southern League All-Star and tied for league-lead
in sacrifice flies (9). In 1982, he led the International
League in on-base percentage (.423).
He made his major league debut
in 1983 with the Twins vs. California. Sadly, he was
hitless in his first 19 at-bats before singling off
Steve Renko for his first major league hit and RBI,
June 8 at Kansas City. In 1984, he had the highest fielding
percentage among league first basemen.
In 1988, he began his managerial career
at Visalia. In 1990, he was named California League
Manager of the Year and named the league's Best Managerial
Prospect by Baseball America. In 1991, he led Orlando
to a Southern League championship in his first year
as manager there. It was Orlando's first championship
since 1981 when Tom Kelly was the manager and Scott
was the first baseman/outfielder. In 1992, he was the
manager at Portland and easily won the second half division,
but lost to Vancouver in divisional playoffs. In 1993,
he continued his winning ways and won both halves of
division, but lost to Tucson (4-2) in Pacific Coast
League championship. He was named the league's outstanding
manager and Best Managerial Prospect by Baseball America.
In 1994, he led Salt Lake AAA to a wild
card berth in playoffs. He boasted his seventh consecutive
winning season and guided his team to playoffs for the
fifth straight season. He was then named the Twins'
first base coach. In 1995, he helped coach third base
due to Ron Gardenhire's ruptured Achilles tendon. In
2002, he filled in for Gardy again as team manager and
went 3-2. In 2003, he coached third base for the remainder
of the season due to Al Newman's illness. He was named
the full-time third base coach in October 2005.
Scott has been in the major league baseball
circuit for a lot of years. His experience and leadership
are welcomed on the Twins coaching staff.
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