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Phil Nevin

Phil Nevin
San Francisco Giants – No. 39
First baseman / Catcher / Third baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1971-01-19) January 19, 1971 (age 46)
Fullerton, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 1995, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 2006, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average .270
Home runs 208
Runs batted in 743
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Phillip Joseph Nevin (born January 19, 1971) is an American professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent twelve seasons as a player in MLB (1995–2006), appearing in 1,217 games played for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins.

Nevin attended California State University, Fullerton where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans team. He led the Titans to the championship game in the 1992 College World Series (CWS), after which he was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player and won the Golden Spikes Award. Chosen with the first-overall pick in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft, Nevin went on to play in MLB for seven teams across 12 seasons. He was selected to appear in the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

After retiring, Nevin stayed involved in baseball. He briefly went into broadcasting, then managed the unaffiliated Orange County Flyers for a season. He managed the Class AA Erie SeaWolves and the Class AAA Toledo Mud Hens in the Tigers organization before joining the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in 2014, managing the Reno Aces, the club's Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. He spent the 2014–16 seasons as Reno's manager, compiling a 227–205 (.525) record. He then returned to MLB with the Giants for 2017, named third base coach by manager Bruce Bochy, who was Nevin's skipper for six years in San Diego.


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