Charlie Montoyo
Puerto Rican baseball player and manager (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Carlos Montoyo Díaz (born October 17, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball second baseman and coach. He is currently the bench coach of the Chicago White Sox,[1] and was previously the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).[2]
Charlie Montoyo | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 75 | |
Second baseman / Manager | |
Born: (1965-10-17) October 17, 1965 (age 58) Florida, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 1993, for the Montreal Expos | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1993, for the Montreal Expos | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .400 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 3 |
Managerial record | 236–236 |
Winning % | .500 |
Teams | |
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After eight seasons as manager of the minor league Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays (2007–2014), Montoyo was among the candidates for the Rays' 2015 vacant managerial position and was ultimately hired as the team's third base coach.[3] After the 2017 season, he became the Rays’ bench coach.[4] On October 25, 2018, Montoyo was hired by the Toronto Blue Jays as their new manager,[5] replacing John Gibbons. On July 13, 2022 Montoyo was fired by the Blue Jays. On November 3, 2022, Montoyo was named bench coach of the Chicago White Sox.