Rouglas José Odor (born January 26, 1968) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder and coach. Odor is the infield coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.
| Rouglas Odor | |
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| Cleveland Guardians – No. 53 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: January 26, 1968 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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As coach
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Career
editOdor attended the University of New Orleans, and played college baseball for the New Orleans Privateers. In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He began his professional career in the Cleveland Indians organization for the Burlington Indians in 1988.[2] He played for eight seasons in Minor League Baseball for the Indians and Milwaukee Brewers organizations,[3] and in the Texas-Louisiana League in 1995.[4]
From 1996 to 2001, Odor was the field coordinator of a Venezuelan academy run by the Indians.[5] He became a hitting coach with the Akron RubberDucks.[6] He managed the Burlington Indians from 2002 through 2004. He became the hitting coach of the Columbus Clippers in 2015.[2] Odor joined the Venezuelan national baseball team as a coach in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7] In the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, he managed the Caribes de Anzoátegui during the 2017-18 season.[8]
In 2018, Odor managed the Lynchburg Hillcats.[4] The next year, he became the manager of the RubberDucks.[9][10] He won his 245th game for the RubberDucks in June 2023, setting a new franchise record.[11]
Cleveland promoted Odor to the major league coaching staff as their infield coach before the 2024 season.[12]
Personal life
editOdor is the uncle of Rougned Odor,[13] who is currently a member of the New York Yankees organization. Odor is also the uncle of Rougned J. Odor, who is Rougned Odor’s younger brother and a former minor league member in the Texas Rangers organization.[14]
References
edit- ^ Bulkley, Nat (June 11, 1987). "Chatham A's to Begin Cape League Friday". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 41.
- ^ a b Bob Sutton Times-News bsutton@thetimesnews.com. "Odor stays with system after Burlington foundation - Sports - The Times-News - Burlington, NC". The Times-News. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Raynor, Grace. "Odor living the dream every day in the Majors". MLB.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Rouglas Odor named new Hillcats manager | Hillcats". newsadvance.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Rougned Odor: The Fighting Roots of a Venezuelan Cowboy". Bleacher Report. August 22, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Evan Drellich. "Rangers agree to deal with shortstop Odor". Texas.rangers.mlb.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ "Blog de WORLD-BASEBALL-CLASSIC - ESPN Deportes". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Caribes nombra a Rouglas Odor como sustituto de Omar López" (in Spanish). El-nacional.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Rouglas Odor Announced as Akron Manager".
- ^ "RubberDucks manager Rouglas Odor embracing every facet of player development".
- ^ "Akron Celebrates Rouglas Odor".
- ^ "Guardians complete manager Stephen Vogt's coaching staff for 2024 season". November 27, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Dave (February 19, 2015). "Oddity: Rangers sign Rougned Odor's brother Rougned Odor". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Dave (February 19, 2015). "Oddity: Rangers sign Rougned Odor's brother Rougned Odor". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)