Scott Matthew Ullger (born June 10, 1955) is an American former

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. He spent 20 seasons (1995–2014) as a coach for the

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, serving in four different roles: as third base and first base coach, bench coach and hitting instructor. Ullger was frequently referred to as "Scotty" by Twins faithfuls and by broadcasters

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. Ullger, from

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, was drafted by the Twins in

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and called up in after a successful minor league career. This did not, however, translate to big league success as Ullger played only 35 games in the majors, primarily at first base, all in the 1983 season. After his playing career, he got into coaching. Ullger became the manager of the

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in , becoming the

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in . He also had successful runs with the

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when the team was the Twins' AAA affiliate. In , Ullger became the Twins'

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coach. He went 3-2 in a brief unofficial managerial stint in , while Manager

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was absent. Following the season, Ullger was shifted and became the Twins’ new third base coach, a position which he held through the 2010 season. In December 2010 it was announced he would become the Twins' bench coach, swapping roles with Steve Liddle. This allowed him to work more closely with Manager

. In May , Ullger managed the team for five games due to the death of

's brother Mike, and for a road game in New York at the end of the month while Gardenhire attended his daughter's high school graduation.

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