15 Facts About Tim Bogar

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Timothy Paul Bogar was born on October 28,1966 and is an American Major League Baseball coach and a former infielder, manager, and front-office executive.

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2.

Tim Bogar played for three different teams during his nine-year career: the Mets, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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3.

Tim Bogar made his Major League Baseball debut on April 21,1993, and played his final game on July 1,2001.

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4.

Tim Bogar has been named manager of the year in three different minor leagues.

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5.

Tim Bogar started his managerial career in 2004 with the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.

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6.

Tim Bogar then switched to the Cleveland Indians' organization as pilot of the Akron Aeros, the Tribe's Double-A affiliate.

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Tim Bogar was named Eastern League manager of the year, and was selected to coach as part of Major League Baseball's 2006 All Star Futures Game.

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8.

Tim Bogar was selected by Baseball America as the "Best Manager Prospect" in the Eastern League in 2006.

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9.

Tim Bogar was selected as a coach in the 2007 MLB All Star Futures Game in San Francisco.

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10.

Tim Bogar spent the 2008 season as a coaching assistant on the staff of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, as the Rays captured their first American League pennant.

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11.

On November 28,2008 the Boston Red Sox announced that Tim Bogar would join their coaching staff as the first base coach.

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However, Tim Bogar was among several veteran Red Sox coaches who had previously worked under Terry Francona with whom Valentine did not get along, and Tim Bogar departed the Boston organization on October 26,2012, three weeks after Valentine's firing on October 4.

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13.

On September 5,2014, Tim Bogar was named interim manager for the remainder of the 2014 season by the Rangers, following the sudden resignation of Ron Washington after almost eight full seasons at the Rangers' helm.

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14.

Tim Bogar served two seasons with the Mariners before his dismissal at the close of the 2017 season.

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15.

Tim Bogar joined Martinez' staff five weeks later; the two worked together under Maddon in Tampa Bay in 2008.

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