Kevin Long (born December 30, 1966, in Phoenix, Arizona) is the hitting coach for the New York Yankees. Long joined the Yankees after serving three years as the Hitting Coach with Triple-A Columbus (2004-06).
Before joining the Yankees organization he served as the Hitting Coach with the Triple-A Omaha Royals (2002-03) and with the Double-A Wichita Wranglers (2000-01). He was named the Northwest Leagues co-"Manager of the Year" after leading the ...
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Kevin Long (born December 30, 1966, in Phoenix, Arizona) is the hitting coach for the New York Yankees. Long joined the Yankees after serving three years as the Hitting Coach with Triple-A Columbus (2004-06).
Before joining the Yankees organization he served as the Hitting Coach with the Triple-A Omaha Royals (2002-03) and with the Double-A Wichita Wranglers (2000-01). He was named the Northwest Leagues co-"Manager of the Year" after leading the Spokane Indians to the league title in 1999. He made his professional coaching debut at Class-A Wilmington Blue Rocks in 1997.
Long was a second-team All-American in 1989 at the University of Arizona and was also named first-team PAC-10 that year. A three-year letter-winner, Long still holds the Arizona record for most extra-base hits in a game (five) and ranks in the top-10 in several different statistical categories (second, extra-base hits; sixth, doubles; seventh, multi-hit games; eighth, total bases; ninth, runs scored). Graduated from...
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