Kevin Eric Mahar (born June 8, 1981) is an American

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former

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and current

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Texas Rangers in 2007.

Playing career

Mahar made his major league debut on May 16, 2007, in a game against the

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. This game was played at

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complex in

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. The Rangers released Mahar during

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2008. After his release from the Rangers, Mahar signed with the independent

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of the Northern League. On July 18, 2008, Mahar signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and played the rest of the year with the High-A

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. He hit a

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in a 20-3 loss to the

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. He retired at the end of the 2010 season.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in the

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organization. He served as hitting coach for the

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in 2013 and 2014. He served as hitting coach for the

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in 2015, and as their bench coach from 2017 through 2019. He was promoted to bench coach for the

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prior to the 2020 season.

References

External links

Kevin Mahar's career stats
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan Baseball players from Oakland County, Michigan Baseball coaches from Michigan Major League Baseball outfielders Texas Rangers players Lincoln Trail Statesmen baseball players Indiana Hoosiers baseball players Arizona League Rangers players Spokane Indians players Bakersfield Blaze players Frisco RoughRiders players Oklahoma RedHawks players Kansas City T-Bones players Clearwater Threshers players Reading Phillies players Grand Canyon Rafters players Minor league baseball coaches Midland High School (Midland, Michigan) alumni {{US-baseball-outfielder-1980s-stub