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| Born: (1965-11-12)November 12, 1965 (age 60) Palm Springs, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
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Steve James Hecht (born November 12, 1965, inPalm Springs, California) is an American performance coach for theSeattle Mariners. His job is to focus on mental training. Hecht spent three years as theTexas Rangers' performance coach.[1]
He previously played in theMinor Leagues and has a degree in psychology.[2]
He previously played in theSan Francisco Giants organization, theMontreal Expos organization, theTexas Rangers organization and theDetroit Tigers organization. He played one season at the Short-season level, two seasons at the Class-A level, four seasons at the Double-A level and six season at the Triple-A level.
In eight professional seasons hebatted .273 with 721hits, 116doubles, 49triples and 31home runs in 807 games.
In2005 Hecht was hired as the Rangers' performance coach. His task was to focus on the players mental health. He held that position until2009
Hecht was hired by the Mariners in2009 to be the performance coach. He now is a performance coach for the Baltimore Orioles since 2013 per his LinkedIn.
