| Dusty Wathan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wathan with the Phillies in 2019 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 62 | |
| Catcher/Coach | |
| Born: (1973-08-22)August 22, 1973 (age 52) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 24, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .600 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| As player As coach
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Dustin James Wathan (born August 22, 1973) is an American former professionalcatcher who played for theKansas City Royals ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) in2002, and who is currently thethird base coach for thePhiladelphia Phillies. He is a formermanager of theLehigh Valley IronPigs, theTriple-A affiliate of the Phillies in theInternational League.
Wathan was born inJacksonville, Florida. He attendedBlue Springs High School inBlue Springs, Missouri, andCerritos College inNorwalk, California. In 1994, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theBrewster Whitecaps of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1]
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Wathan began his minor league playing career in 1994 with theAZL Mariners. In 2004, Wathan was a member of theBuffalo Bisons, where he helped contribute to a Governor's Cup Championship with a 3 run double in the clinching game.[2] In2007, Wathan was a member of thePhiladelphia Phillies organization and played for theReading Phillies andOttawa Lynx. He was the final out recorded in Lynx history, after grounding out to end the 2007 Lynx season which would go down as their final campaign. Wathan retired at the end of the 2007 season.
Wathan played 13 seasons in the minor leagues. In 3,216 at bats, he hit .273/.360/.382 with 58 home runs, 24 stolen bases, and 417 RBIs.[3] He played 831 games atcatcher, 123 games atfirst base, five games atthird base, and pitched in three games.[3]
In 2002, he played in three games in the major leagues at catcher for theKansas City Royals, batting 3-for-5.[4]
In 2008, Wathan began his managerial career in the Phillies organization with theWilliamsport Crosscutters of the Low–ANew York–Penn League. He managed theLakewood BlueClaws (Single–ASouth Atlantic League) in 2009 to win the league championship. From 2010 to 2011, he led the High–AClearwater Threshers of theFlorida State League. He managed the Double-AReading Fightin Phils of theEastern League from 2012 to 2016.[5] On July 22, 2016, he became the winningest manager in team history.[6] Before the 2017 season, he was promoted to manage theLehigh Valley IronPigs in the Triple–AInternational League.[7]
On November 10, 2017, Wathan was named thethird base coach on new Phillies skipperGabe Kapler's staff.[7] On October 27, 2022, the Phillies signed Wathan to a multi–year contract extension.[8]
His father is former Major League Baseball player and managerJohn Wathan. His brother, Derek, played inminor league baseball from 1998 to 2008.
