Michael Boulanger (born August 21, 1949, at

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) is an American

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. He is scheduled to spend the season as a scout for the

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, after working in 2012–2013 as the Orioles'

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hitting coordinator. Boulanger, nicknamed "Bo," graduated from

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and

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, where he played baseball and

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. He was a

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in his playing days, standing 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, weighing 180 pounds (82 kg). He threw and batted right-handed. Boulanger did not play professional baseball, but instead immediately went into coaching at

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in Oklahoma in 1971. From 1977–94, he served in the college ranks, as an assistant coach at the

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and then as head coach at

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and the

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, compiling a record of 353 wins and 204 defeats (.634). Boulanger joined professional baseball in as a minor league

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, handling Rookie, Short Season A and Class A farm clubs of the

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In he joined the Texas Rangers' system as a minor league coach and roving minor league hitting coordinator, serving through 2011.

Head coaching record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boulanger, Mike 1949 births Living people Baltimore Orioles scouts High school baseball coaches in the United States Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball coaches Lowell Spinners managers Oklahoma City Stars baseball coaches Oklahoma Sooners baseball coaches Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players Oklahoma State Cowboys football players People from Ponca City, Oklahoma