John Thomas Kotchman was born on August 14,1954 and is an American professional baseball scout, coach and minor league manager.
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13 Facts About Tom Kotchman
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Tom Kotchman attended high school in Seminole, Florida, and played baseball at Chipola Junior College in Florida and Georgia Southern University.
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Tom Kotchman was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 and played two seasons in their farm system at the Class A level.
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Tom Kotchman played primarily as a corner infielder, plus two games at second base.
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Tom Kotchman began his managerial career in 1979 at age 24 with the Auburn Redstars in the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League.
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In 1984, Tom Kotchman joined the player development system of the then-California Angels, beginning an association that would last through 2012 with the then-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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In 1990, Tom Kotchman assumed a role he would play for 23 seasons, as both a Florida-based area scout and manager of the Angels' Class A Short Season or rookie-level teams in the Northwest League and the Pioneer League.
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Tom Kotchman skippered the Boise Hawks of the NWL for 11 seasons, during which time the Hawks never finished lower than second place and never compiled a losing record.
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Tom Kotchman's club won the 2014 Gulf Coast League championship, the ninth league title Kotchman had won since 1990.
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