1. Walter William "Chip" Hale was born on December 2,1964 and is an American professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager.
19 Facts About Chip Hale
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Chip Hale was named head coach of the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona in July 2021.
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Chip Hale played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers, mostly as a second baseman and third baseman.
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Chip Hale attended the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats.
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Chip Hale was a part of the 1986 College World Series champions.
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Chip Hale set school records in hits and walks for a career.
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Chip Hale made his major league debut with the Twins in 1989, and played in parts of six seasons with the team.
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Chip Hale signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent prior to the 1997 season, then appeared in only 14 games for the team, in what would be his final major league season.
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Chip Hale is associated with one of the most famous bloopers in baseball history.
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Chip Hale joined the Arizona Diamondbacks organization as the manager of the Missoula Osprey for the 2000 season.
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Chip Hale managed the El Paso Diablos in 2002 and the Tucson Sidewinders from 2004 to 2006.
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In 2009, Chip Hale was hired as the third base coach for the New York Mets.
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Chip Hale was a candidate to become manager of the Mets after Jerry Manuel was fired at the end of the 2010 season; however, the position went to Terry Collins.
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On October 5,2011, Chip Hale signed a two-year deal to become bench coach of the Oakland Athletics.
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On May 29,2013, Chip Hale was ejected for the first time in his MLB playing or coaching career for arguing a spectator interference and runner placement call.
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Chip Hale was fired from the managerial position on October 3,2016.
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Chip Hale was re-hired by the Oakland Athletics on October 18,2016, this time as the team's third-base coach.
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On November 7,2020, Chip Hale was named the third base coach for the Detroit Tigers.
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On July 5,2021, Chip Hale left the Tigers so he could become the head baseball coach at the University of Arizona.