| Pat Listach | |
|---|---|
 Listach as the third base coach for theHouston Astros in 2014. | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1967-09-12)September 12, 1967 (age 58) Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1992, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 29, 1997, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 143 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| As player As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Patrick Alan Listach (born September 12, 1967) is an American professionalbaseballshortstop,coach, andmanager. As a player, Listach appeared inMajor League Baseball for theMilwaukee Brewers andHouston Astros from 1992 and 1997. He won theAmerican League Rookie of the Year Award in 1992. Listach has also been a major leaguethird base coach and minor league manager.
A native ofNatchitoches, Louisiana, Listach is the grandson of fellow major leaguerNora Listach.[1][2] He attendedNatchitoches High School and went on toMcLennan Community College inWaco, Texas, where he playedcollege baseball for the Highlanders. Listach transferred toArizona State University, continuing his collegiate career with theArizona State Sun Devils.
Listach was drafted in the fifth round of the1988 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Listach's best professional season was in1992, his rookie year. After being called up from the minor leagues by the Brewers in April, Listach became a vital member of a team that won 92 games and contended for theAmerican League playoffs. Listach became the first Brewer to steal 50 or more bases in a single season.[3] His 54stolen bases in 1992 ranked second in the American League, only to the total accrued byKenny Lofton, another prominent rookie from theCleveland Indians, during that season. Listach would go on to win the 1992 American LeagueRookie of the Year award.
In 1996, Listach was traded to theNew York Yankees along withGraeme Lloyd for outfielderGerald Williams and pitcherBob Wickman. With rookieDerek Jeter installed at shortstop, the Yankees intended to use Listach as a backup outfielder, as they made the trade specifically to acquire Lloyd.[4] Listach, however, had suffered what was first thought to be a bruise two days prior to the trade. The injury turned out to be a broken bone in his foot.[5] The Yankees returned Listach to the Brewers, accepting shortstop Gabby Martinez, and pitcherRicky Bones instead.
Listach played only 52 games in the majors after 1996, all for theHouston Astros in 1997. Listach spent 1998Spring Training with theSeattle Mariners, who released him before the season. He spent that season with theTriple-A affiliates of theCleveland Indians andPhiladelphia Phillies before retiring.
Listach became a manager in theChicago Cubs minor league system. He managed the Double-AWest Tenn Diamond Jaxx in2006, theTennessee Smokies in2007, and theTriple-AIowa Cubs in2008. In 2008 Listach was honored asPacific Coast League Manager of the Year by peers and league media representatives for leading the Iowa Cubs to an 83-59 record and a playoff appearance.
Listach became theWashington Nationals' third-base coach starting with the2009 season.[6] He gained some minor attention for his role in a brawl between the Nationals andFlorida Marlins, in which he dove into a pile and landed on top of Marlins starterChris Volstad after the latter threw behindNyjer Morgan, causing Morgan to charge the mound.
Listach served as bench coach for theChicago Cubs for the 2011 season,[7] replacingAlan Trammell who left to become the Diamondbacks bench coach. Listach was replaced by new bench coach,Jamie Quirk, during the 2011 off-season, and became the Cubs third-base coach for the 2012 season.[8] He became the minor league infield coordinator for theLos Angeles Dodgers organization in 2013.
Listach was hired by theHouston Astros to be their first base coach on October 22, 2013; he was fired by the Astros on October 17, 2014.
Listach then returned to the Mariners' organization when he was named manager of theTriple-ATacoma Rainiers of thePacific Coast League, on January 12, 2015.[9] Following the 2018 season, after compiling a 281-286 record in four seasons, the Mariners announced that Listach's contract with Tacoma was not being renewed.[10]
On July 1, 2019, Listach was announced as the new manager of theAcereros de Monclova of theMexican League.[11] Despite joining the team midway through the season, he led them to a division championship, and later their first-ever league championship. After the 2020 Mexican League season was canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Listach returned to the club for the 2021 season. They once again qualified for the playoffs, but fell to theToros de Tijuana in the quarterfinals. Listach was dismissed by the team following the season.[12]
On January 6, 2022, Listach was hired to serve as the manager for theJersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of thePhiladelphia Phillies organization.[13]
On January 19, 2024, Listach was named the bench coach for theCharlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of theChicago White Sox.[14] He was promoted to manager during the season. On January 18, 2025, Listach was announced as the bench coach for theWinston-Salem Dash, Chicago's High-A affiliate.[15]
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