23 Facts About Trey Hillman

1.

Thomas Brad "Trey" Hillman was born on January 4,1963 and is an American professional baseball coach.

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Trey Hillman has served as the manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League, the Kansas City Royals in the American League and the SK Wyverns in the KBO League.

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3.

Trey Hillman has been a coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and the Miami Marlins.

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4.

Trey Hillman signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1985, and played in the Indians farm system from 1985 to 1987, appearing in 162 games and hitting.

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5.

Trey Hillman won the league championship in 1990 with the Oneonta Yankees of the New York–Penn League.

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6.

Trey Hillman left the Yankees to become the director of player development for the Texas Rangers in 2002.

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7.

Trey Hillman was invited to manage the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2003.

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8.

Trey Hillman's team won the Pacific League championship in 2006, and returned to defend their title in 2007.

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9.

Trey Hillman repeated the phrase after winning the Nippon Series, and repeated again after winning the Asia Championship.

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10.

Trey Hillman was a candidate for the San Diego Padres' managerial position around the same time, but the Padres elected to hire Bud Black instead.

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11.

On October 19,2007, Trey Hillman signed a multi-year contract to manage the Kansas City Royals.

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12.

Trey Hillman was the first Major League Baseball manager to be hired based on his Japanese baseball record.

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13.

On March 31,2008, Trey Hillman made his managerial debut for the Kansas City Royals.

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14.

Trey Hillman served on Joe Maddon's coaching staff for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.

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15.

On November 22,2010, Trey Hillman was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to become their bench coach under new manager Don Mattingly.

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16.

Trey Hillman subsequently was hired by the New York Yankees to be a special assistant for major and minor league operations.

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17.

On October 26,2016, Trey Hillman was hired by the KBO League team SK Wyverns as their new manager.

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18.

On November 12,2018, Trey Hillman became the first foreign manager to win the Korean Series by defeating Doosan Bears in the 2018 Korean Series.

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19.

Trey Hillman became the first manager to win the Korean Series and the Japan Series.

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20.

In December 2018, Trey Hillman was hired by the Miami Marlins as their new infield and first base coach.

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21.

Trey Hillman became the Marlins third base coach prior to the 2020 season.

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22.

On October 22,2021, Trey Hillman left the Marlins organization to pursue other opportunities.

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23.

On January 24,2022, Trey Hillman was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as part of the team's player development staff.

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