47 Facts About Phil Nevin

Phillip Joseph Nevin was born on January 19,1971 and is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

Phil Nevin is the manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.

Phil Nevin played in MLB for 12 seasons, appearing in 1,217 games played between 1995 and 2006 for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins.

Phil Nevin has previously served as a coach in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees.

Phil Nevin led the Titans to the championship game in the 1992 College World Series, after which he was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player and won the Golden Spikes Award.

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Phil Nevin was selected to appear in the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Phil Nevin then returned to MLB to coach the Giants in 2017 and for the Yankees from 2018 through 2021.

Phil Nevin joined the Angels as a coach in 2022 and became interim manager after the firing of Joe Maddon.

Phil Nevin decided to attend California State University, Fullerton after turning down an offer that included a signing bonus of $100,000.

Two-sport star, Nevin played American football and baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans, competing in the Big West Conference of NCAA Division I He was a punter and placekicker on the Cal State Fullerton Titans football team.

Phil Nevin was named an All-American placekicker his freshman year for the Titans as he connected successfully on his first nine field goal attempts and finished the year with a 15-for-21 field goal percentage.

Phil Nevin credited his past CWS experience with allowing him to remain calm.

Phil Nevin led the Titans to the finals of the 1992 CWS, where the Titans lost to the Pepperdine Waves baseball team, which represented the West Coast Conference.

Phil Nevin won the Golden Spikes Award, given to the best amateur player in the nation.

Bill Wood, the Astros' general manager, said the team believed Phil Nevin was close to a major-league level and would require little development in minor league baseball.

Phil Nevin did not intend to seek a signing bonus approaching those received by Van Poppel and Taylor.

In 1990, Phil Nevin tried out for the United States national baseball team to play in that year's Goodwill Games and World University Baseball Championship.

Phil Nevin played second and third base for Team USA in 13 of its 22 games, batting.

Phil Nevin tried out for the national team again before the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Phil Nevin made the team and served as its starting third baseman throughout the tournament.

Phil Nevin traveled with the Astros at the end of their 1992 season but was not on the team's roster.

Veteran first baseman Jim Lindeman served as Phil Nevin's mentor, helping him keep his composure under significant attention and pressure to perform.

The Astros were concerned that Phil Nevin did not apply the level of intensity he had in "clutch" situations to cases where there were no baserunners and the score was not close.

Phil Nevin was taunted by a man seated in the front row, and nearly attempted to jump into the stands to confront the fan before he was restrained by teammates.

Phil Nevin's attitude left something to be desired, but we don't question whether he has the ability to play in the big leagues.

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Phil Nevin attributed the snub to his refusal to work out with replacement players during the work stoppage.

Phil Nevin played 18 games for the Astros during the 1995 season.

In 1996, Phil Nevin played in Class AA for the Tigers with the Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League, where he was converted into a catcher by Jacksonville manager and former catcher Bill Plummer.

Phil Nevin made a late-career break with the Padres, appearing in 100 games for the first time during the 1999 season.

In 2002 Phil Nevin played first base, which was considered his strongest defensive position.

Phil Nevin suffered a dislocated shoulder in spring training in 2003 while making a diving catch.

Phil Nevin offered to be used in a utility role, alternating with White, Klesko, and Burroughs, as well as Xavier Nady in right field.

In 2004, Phil Nevin had more than 100 RBIs for the third time in his career, but underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee in July.

Phil Nevin was often frustrated with the dimensions of Petco Park.

Phil Nevin hit a double during a 2004 game that he believed would have been a home run in other stadiums; when he reached second base, he pointed toward Padres' general manager Kevin Towers' suite and threw down his helmet, resulting in a postgame argument.

Phil Nevin exercised a clause in his contract that gave him the right to block transactions that would send him to any of eight franchises, one of which was the Orioles.

Phil Nevin had one year remaining on a contract worth $9 million.

Phil Nevin had only two hits in his last 32 at-bats with the Rangers, though both of them were home runs.

Phil Nevin appeared in the MLB postseason for the first time in his career with the Twins in 2006.

Phil Nevin joined ESPN as an analyst for the college baseball regionals during the College World Series.

Two seasons removed from his playing career, Phil Nevin decided to return to baseball as a manager in 2008.

Phil Nevin planned to return to the Flyers in 2010, but a chance meeting at baseball's winter meetings led to Phil Nevin's hiring as manager of the Erie SeaWolves, the Class-AA minor-league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

Phil Nevin replaced the previous manager, Tom Brookens after Brookens was promoted to the Tigers' major-league first-base coach.

However Phil Nevin remained the manager of the Reno Aces for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

On November 29,2021, Phil Nevin was hired by the Los Angeles Angels to serve as the team's third base coach for the 2022 season.

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Phil Nevin's first daughter, Koral, was born during his freshman year at Cal State Fullerton; he is no longer in a relationship with Koral's mother.

Phil Nevin hosted a baseball camp for children aged six through 16 in 2010.