William Joseph Haselman (born May 25, 1966) is an American

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and former player. He played as a

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(MLB) for 13 seasons between 1990 and 2003. A first-round selection in the

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, he played for the Texas Rangers,

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and

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. He later was the

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coach and first base coach for the Red Sox, and currently is the third base and catching coach for the

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. He has also served as a

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in the

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Early life

Haselman was born in

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, and graduated from Saratoga High School in

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. At Saratoga, he played

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in addition to baseball. He committed to play

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at the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...

, but backed out in order to attend the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

(UCLA). There, he played for the

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team as an understudy to

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. He also played for the

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team as a substitute

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behind starting quarterback

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Playing career

Texas Rangers

Haselman was drafted as the 23rd pick of the first round of the

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by the Texas Rangers. He began his professional career that year for the

Gastonia Rangers The Gastonia Rangers were a class A minor league baseball team located in Gastonia, North Carolina. The team played first as the Rangers in the Western Carolinas League (1973–1974). In 1983 and 1984, they played as the Gastonia Expos, as an affil ...

of the

South Atlantic League The South Atlantic League, often informally called the Sally League, is a Minor League Baseball league with teams predominantly in states along the Atlantic coast of the United States from New York to Georgia. A Class A league for most of its ...

. In 1988, he was promoted to the Port Charlotte Rangers of the

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Florida State League The Florida State League (FSL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the state of Florida. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following ...

, where he hit .245 in 122 games. Haselman spent 1989 and 1990 with the Double-A

Tulsa Drillers The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

of the

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. He was a

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with the Rangers in 1990 and made his MLB debut at the age of 24 as a

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on September 3, 1990, against the

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. He recorded his first hit, also as a pinch hitter, off

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of the

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on September 27. In 14 games, he had two hits in 13

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s. Haselman returned to the minors and spent 1991 and the first part of 1992 with the

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of the Triple-A

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Seattle Mariners

On May 29, 1992, Haselman was selected off waivers by the

, who assigned him to the

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of the

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, where he hit .255 in 88 games with 19

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s and 53

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(RBI). He also appeared in eight games for the Mariners in September and had five hits in 19 at bats. Haselman spent most of 1993 as the Mariners back-up catcher and hit his first home run on May 8 off of

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of the

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. On June 6, 1993, Haselman was hit by a pitch thrown by

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pitcher

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, leading to him

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and igniting a bench-clearing brawl. In parts of three seasons with Seattle, he appeared in 104 games and hit .234 with 6 home runs and 24 RBI.

Boston Red Sox

Haselman signed as a

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with the

on November 7, 1994, and played with the Red Sox through the 1997 season as a backup catcher. Haselman's most dramatic offensive performance came in a game at

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against the

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on June 27, 1995. With the bases empty and the score tied, 5–5, he pinch hit for catcher

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in the bottom of the 11th inning. Haselman shattered his bat, sending a

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' offering sailing over the

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to give the Red Sox their first walk-off win of their 1995

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division-winning campaign. Haselman's only postseason appearance was during the

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, when he played in one game against Cleveland and was hitless in two at bats. Haselman had his best season in 1996, when he hit .274 with 8 home runs and 34 RBI in a career-high 237 at bats for the Red Sox. He also led

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catchers with a 7.64 range factor. Haselman was the battery-mate for Red Sox pitcher

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on September 18, 1996, when Clemens struck out 20 batters in a game against the Detroit Tigers to tie his own major league single-game strikeout record in a nine-inning game. It was also a productive night for Haselman, who had three hits and two RBIs in the memorable Red Sox victory.

Texas Rangers (second stint)

The Red Sox traded Haselman (along with Mark Brandenburg and

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) on November 6, 1997, to the Texas Rangers for

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and

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. In 40 games, he hit .314 with 6 home runs.

Detroit Tigers

Haselman signed as a free agent with the

on December 14, 1998. With the 1999 Tigers, he hit .273 in 48 games. The Tigers traded Haselman back to the Rangers (along with

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, Justin Thompson and a minor leaguer) on November 2, 1999, in exchange for Juan González,

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and

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Texas Rangers (third stint)

Haselman remained with Texas from 2000 through 2002. He appeared in at least 47 MLB games during each of those seasons. Overall, in three stints spanning parts of five seasons with the Rangers, Haselman played in 225 games and hit .273.

Late career

Haselman rejoined the Tigers again on a free agent contract on January 20, 2003, but was released on March 27, before the season started. Haselman was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox on April 11, 2003. In his second stint with Boston, he was hitless in three at bats in four games. He played in his final major league game on September 27, 2003. He also played in 79 games with the Triple-A

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. Haselman signed as a minor-league free agent with the

on December 3, 2003, but retired at the age of 37 before playing in any games.

Career statistics

In a thirteen-year major-league career, Haselman played in 589 games, accumulating 416 hits in 1,606 at bats for a .259 career batting average along with 47 home runs, 210 RBI and a .311

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. He had a .991 career

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as a catcher. While predominantly a catcher (524 games), Haselman also made appearances as a

designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. The position is authorized by Major League Baseball Rule 5.11. It was adopted by the American League in 1973 and later by th ...

(39 games), outfielder (6 games),

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(3 games), and

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(1 game). Haselman played in 783 minor-league games during 10 seasons, batting .269 with 95 home runs and 400 RBIs.

Coaching and managing career

Haselman served as the Red Sox' interim first base coach in 2004, filling in for

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from early May to late July, after Jones sustained a non-baseball eye injury. The team went on to win the

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. Haselman served as the team's bullpen coach in 2005, and was first base coach for the 2006 season. Boston then offered him a position managing in the minor leagues, but Haselman declined, as he did not want to spend that much time away from his family; he took a position working for

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and worked as a postgame radio host during Seattle Mariners games. In 2010, Haselman returned to baseball as the

of the Class A

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, a

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affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The

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named Haselman as the manager of the club's

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minor league team on January 9, 2012. In 2013, Haselman guided Inland Empire to a California League title. Haselman joined the

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organization in 2014 as the manager for the

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of the

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. In 2015, the Dodgers assigned Haselman to be the manager of the

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of the California League. He led them to the team's first California League championship since 1994 and tied for the California League South Division's best regular-season record with a 78–62 won–loss record. In 2016, Haselman became the manager of the

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in the Triple-A

. He remained with the team as their manager through the 2018 season. In 2019, Haselman served as a volunteer assistant coach for the

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team. Following cancellation of the 2020 minor-league season, Heselman returned to Oklahoma City as

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for the 2021 season. Haselman joined the Angels' major-league staff in January 2022 as the team's catching coach, succeeding José Molina. In July, he temporarily served as the Angels' manager for two games, due to the suspension of interim manager

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and acting interim manager Ray Montgomery.

References

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