Ken Huckaby
| Ken Huckaby | |||
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Huckaby in 2007
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| Catcher/Coach | |||
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Born: January 27, 1971 San Leandro, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 6, 2001, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 2006, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .222 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 31 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2001 Taipei | National team |
Kenneth Paul Huckaby (born January 27, 1971) is an American former professional baseball catcher, and currently a minor league coach. Huckaby attended Manteca High School, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox over his 6-year career.
After spending the 2013 season as the hitting coach with the Bluefield Blue Jays, Toronto's Rookie League Affiliate, Huckaby served as the hitting coach in 2014 for Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. In 2015, he got his first managing job taking over from John Tamargo Jr. as the Lugnuts manager. After taking the Lugnuts to the Eastern Division Championship Series he moved up to Class A-Advanced to manage the Dunedin Blue Jays for the 2016 season.
In 2017 he was elevated to the role of Catching Coordinator within the entire Toronto Blue Jays organization
A competent defensive replacement with a strong throwing arm, his most productive season came in 2002 with Toronto, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.245), home runs (3), RBI (22) and games (88).
Huckaby was involved in a collision with shortstop Derek Jeter in the 2003 season opener against the New York Yankees. With Jeter on first base and Jason Giambi at bat, Toronto used an extreme shift that left third base uncovered. Giambi hit a soft grounder to the pitcher, Roy Halladay, who threw to first baseman Carlos Delgado for an out. Jeter, seeing Toronto out of position, rounded second and ran to third. Huckaby ran up the line to cover third and fielded Delgado's throw. Jeter dove headfirst into the bag, while Huckaby attempted to catch the baseball and block Jeter from reaching third. In doing so, Huckaby fell onto Jeter; his shin guard driving into Jeter's shoulder.
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