| Darnell Coles | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals – No. 7 | |
| Third baseman /Outfielder | |
| Born: (1962-06-02)June 2, 1962 (age 62) San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 4, 1983, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| NPB: April 5, 1996, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: May 22, 1997, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| NPB: September 10, 1997, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 75 |
| Runs batted in | 368 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .284 |
| Home runs | 36 |
| Runs batted in | 107 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962) is an American professionalbaseball player and currenthitting coach for theWashington Nationals ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB andNippon Professional Baseball primarily as athird baseman andoutfielder from 1983 to 1997. He has coached in MLB since 2014.
Coles was a four-sport letterman and three time baseball MVP atEisenhower High School.[1]
On June 3, 1980, Coles was drafted by theSeattle Mariners in the first round (sixth pick) of the1980 Major League Baseball Draft. He turned down both abaseball scholarship and afootball scholarship toUCLA to sign with the Mariners.
In 1986, he hit a career-high 20home runs for theDetroit Tigers. He had two three-home run games in his career: in 1987 with thePittsburgh Pirates and in 1994 with theToronto Blue Jays.
In 2006, Coles was hired as the roving hitting instructor for theWashington Nationals organization. He was themanager of theVermont Lake Monsters in 2007, and manager of the Class AHagerstown Suns in 2008.
On November 19, 2008, he was named the hitting coach for the Nationals Triple-A affiliate, theSyracuse Chiefs.[2]
On October 10, 2013, Coles was selected to manage theMilwaukee Brewers Triple-A affiliate, theNashville Sounds, after previously managing the organization's Double-AHuntsville Stars from 2012 to 2013.[3] However, on November 25, the Detroit Tigers announced the hiring of Coles as assistant hitting coach.[4]
On October 23, 2014, the Milwaukee Brewers announced Coles replacedJohnny Narron as the hitting coach.[5] He resigned after the 2018 season[6] and became the hitting coach for theArizona Diamondbacks.[7] On June 10, 2021, Coles was relieved of his position with the club.[8] He was hired by the Washington Nationals to be their hitting coach following the 2021 season.[9]
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Vermont Lake Monsters Manager 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Hagerstown Suns Manager 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Syracuse Chiefs Hitting Coach 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Huntsville Stars Manager 2012 - 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Detroit Tigers Assistant Hitting Coach 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Milwaukee Brewers Hitting Coach 2015 – 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Arizona Diamondbackshitting coach 2019–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Washington Nationalshitting coach 2022-present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
