Hainley Charles Statia (born January 19, 1986, in Willemstad,

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) is a Curaçaoan former

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baseball player and an infield coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels organization and the current manager of the

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Career

Statia was previously active in the Los Angeles Angels organization, playing for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers and the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees between 2008 and 2010. He was signed by the independent Lancaster Barnstormers after the 2010 season, but was transferred to the

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before the start of the 2011 season. He was also a member of the Netherlands national baseball team at the

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, , and

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. On January 26, 2017, Statia was introduced as the

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for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class A Midwest League minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. As of 2019, Statia is a roving instructor in the Brewers system.

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