Jayce Michael Tingler (born November 28, 1980) is an American

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and

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. He is the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins of

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(MLB). He previously served as manager of MLB's

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from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the major league player development field coordinator and assistant

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for the Texas Rangers. He played

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for the

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Playing career

Tingler graduated from Smithville High School in Smithville, Missouri. He was named to four All-

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teams in baseball. He attended the

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, where he played

for the

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team. Tingler played for the

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of the

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during the summer of 2002 and was named a league all-star. He was named All-

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in 2003, his senior year. The

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selected Tingler in the tenth round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. The Texas Rangers selected Tingler from the Blue Jays in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft after the 2005 season. He played in Minor League Baseball for four seasons, reaching Double-A.

Coaching/front office career

Minor leagues

Tingler became a minor league

for the

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in 2007. Tingler was the

for the DSL Rangers in 2008 and 2009, recording first-place finishes each season. He became the manager of the

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of the Rookie-level

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in 2010, leading them to a first-place finish. Tingler was named the Coordinator of Instruction of Arizona and Dominican Operations in 2011 for the Rangers. Tingler was elevated to the role of Minor League Field Coordinator for the 2012 through 2014 seasons.

Texas Rangers

The Rangers promoted Tingler to their major league coaching staff as major league field coordinator for the 2015 season, serving on the

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of Jeff Banister for two seasons. In November 2016, after the departure of

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to the Minnesota Twins, the Rangers named Tingler one of their three assistant

s. After Rangers' manager Jeff Banister was fired with ten games left in the 2018 season, Tingler was moved from the front office to the coaching staff, as the interim bench coach for the remainder of the season. Following the 2018 season, Tingler interviewed for the open managerial position. Tingler served as the Major League Player Development Field Coordinator for the Rangers in 2019.

Leones del Escogido

Tingler served as the manager of

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for the first 10 games of the 2019–2020

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season, before leaving to pursue another job opportunity.

San Diego Padres

On October 28, 2019, Tingler was named the

of the

. Tingler signed a three-year contract. In August 2020, Tingler publicly criticized one of his players, Fernando Tatís Jr., who was accused of breaking an "unwritten rule of baseball" by hitting a

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on a 3–0 pitch while the Padres were leading the Texas Rangers 10–3 in the top of the eighth inning. Tingler argued that Tatís shouldn't have swung at the pitch. Tingler faced criticism for his remarks. In his first season as manager, Tingler led the Padres back into the MLB postseason for the first time since 2006. The Padres defeated the

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in the

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before losing to the

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in the

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. After the season, Tingler was nominated for the 2020 National League Manager of the Year award; he finished second to Miami Marlins manager

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. The Padres fired Tingler on October 6, 2021, following a season in which the team finished 79–83 and missed the playoffs.

Minnesota Twins

On November 8, 2021, the Minnesota Twins hired Tingler as their bench coach. While manager Rocco Baldelli was recovering from Covid, Tingler stepped up to manage the Twins.

Managerial record

* Acting Manager

Personal life

Tingler's wife, Callie, also graduated from Smithville High School. They have two sons, and live in Smithville. Both of Tingler's parents are coaches. Tingler graduated from the University of Missouri with a communications degree. Tingler speaks English and Spanish.

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Playing career

Coaching/front office career

Minor leagues

Texas Rangers

Leones del Escogido

San Diego Padres

Minnesota Twins

Managerial record

Personal life

See also

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