Robert Magallanes (born August 18, 1969) is an American

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for the

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Career

Magallanes attended Bell High School in Bell, California, and graduated in 1987. The

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selected him in the 44th round of the

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, but he did not sign, and enrolled at

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. The

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selected Magallanes in the 50th round of the

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. He played in Minor League Baseball for 12 years, with six of them in the

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. During the 1994–95 MLB strike, Magallanes was a

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for the Chicago Cubs. Magallanes became a coach in the

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' organization in 2002. He became the

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of the Cedar Rapids Kernals for the 2004 season. He was promoted to manage the

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in 2007, and won the

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championship in 2008. He managed Arkansas through 2010 and then managed the Birmingham Barons in 2011 and 2012. He coached for

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in the

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in 2013–14. He was hitting coach for the

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in 2015 and the

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in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, he coached the Columbus Clippers. He coached the

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in 2019, and was brought up to the major leagues with the

during September. In 2021, the Braves promoted Magallanes to the major league coaching staff as assistant hitting coach. Magallanes was a member of the

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champions.

Personal life

Bobby's older brother,

Ever Magallanes Everardo "Ever" Magallanes Espinoza (born November 6, 1965) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Cleveland Indians in 1991. He attended Bell High School in Bell, California, while being raised in neighboring ...

, is also a baseball manager. Born in the United States, Magallanes is of Mexican descent. Magallanes is studying for a

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in performance psychology at National University.

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Career

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