Jeron Kennis Royster (born October 18, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball player and coach. He was a

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for the

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, and the

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. He was manager of the

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and the

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in the

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Career

He was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1970 at age 17. Three years later he was promoted to the Dodgers. They soon shipped him off to the

as part of a six-player trade. He became a regular third baseman with the Braves and in 1976 he was named to the 1976 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster. Jerry Royster - Atlanta Braves

After nine years with the Braves, Royster joined the

as a free agent. In 1987, he split the season with the

and the

. He returned to the Braves in 1988 and retired at the end of the season. In 1428 games over 16 seasons, Royster posted a .249

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going 1049 for 4208 with 552 runs, 40 home runs, 352 runs batted in, 189 stolen bases, and 411 walks. Royster coached the Vero Beach Dodgers and was a third base coach for the Colorado Rockies. He coached for the

under manager

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until 15 games into the 2002 season, Lopes was fired and Royster was named interim manager. Two weeks later the interim tag was removed but at the end of a disappointing 53–94 stint, he was fired. Royster managed the Las Vegas 51s from 2005 until he was fired in late September 2006. Late in 2007, Royster was signed to manage the

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, South Korea. He is the first non-Korean to manage a KBO team.http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2885639 On October 13, 2010, the Lotte Giants decided not to renew Royster's contract following the Giant's defeat by the Doosan Bears in the first round of the KBO playoffs. In 2012, Royster was the third-base coach for the Boston Red Sox. In 2014, Royster coached the Shalhevet Firehawks to a 2nd-place finish in the Mulholland League.

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Career

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