Sean Robert Berry (born March 22, 1966) is an American former

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and current

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. He played in

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(MLB) for several teams from to .

Early life

Berry was born in

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, and attended West High School in

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. He was drafted out of high school by the

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in the fourth round of the June 1984 draft, but he chose to attend

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. He was drafted again in 1986, this time in the first round (ninth overall) by the

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Career

Berry played in the minor leagues until 1990, when he was promoted to the Royals after hitting .292 with 14 home runs and 77 runs batted in for the Double-A

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. He split time between the major leagues and minor leagues until 1992, when he was sent to the

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as part of a multiplayer trade. Berry played between 103 and 122 games per year for the Expos between 1993 and 1995, hitting double-digit home runs each season and batting .318 in 1995. Before the 1996 season, the Expos traded Berry to the Astros for Raúl Chávez and

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. He was a member of the

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' original " Killer B's", along with

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, and Derek Bell. He achieved career highs in 1996 with 132 games played, 17 home runs and 95 runs batted in. He played for the Astros through 1998, then spent time with the Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. His last year as a player was 2001, when he appeared in the minor leagues for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. In 2003, Berry became a coach in minor league baseball for the

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and then was the Astros minor league hitting coordinator before becoming the Astros hitting coach in 2006. On May 8, 2009, Berry went through a surgery to remove his cancerous

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; he returned to the team three weeks later. Berry served as the Astros' hitting coach until July 11, 2010, when he was fired and replaced with former Astros teammate Jeff Bagwell. At the time of the switch the Astros had an NL-worst OBP (.295) and SLG (.348). On September 9, 2010, the

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hired Berry as their minor league hitting coordinator, replacing

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. Berry was named as the hitting coach for the AA

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of the

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organization for the 2019 season. He was hired by the

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organization to be the

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hitting coach prior to the 2020 season.

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: {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Sean 1966 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball City Royals players Baseball coaches from California Baseball players from Santa Monica, California Boston Red Sox players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Dunedin Blue Jays players Eugene Emeralds players Fort Myers Royals players Houston Astros coaches Houston Astros players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball third basemen Memphis Chicks players Milwaukee Brewers players Minor league baseball coaches Montreal Expos players New Orleans Zephyrs players Omaha Royals players Pawtucket Red Sox players Sarasota Red Sox players UCLA Bruins baseball players