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Kimera Bartee
Bartee with the Pirates in 2017.
Detroit Tigers
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1972-07-21) July 21, 1972 (age 52)
Omaha, Nebraska
Died: December 21, 2021(2021-12-21) (aged 49)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 3, 1996, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 3, 2001, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Batting average.216
Hits90
Stolen bases36
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As player

As coach

Kimera Anotchi Bartee (born July 21, 1972) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bartee played in MLB for the Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, and Colorado Rockies from 1996 to 2001. He has coached since 2017 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies, before rejoining the Tigers in 2021.

Amateur career

Bartee was born in Omaha, Nebraska and is an alumnus of Omaha Central High School. He attended Creighton University, where he was part of Creighton's NCAA College World Series appearance (1991). In 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Professional career

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 1993 MLB Draft, Bartee made his Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers on April 3, 1996, and appeared in his final game on August 3, 2001.

In 1995 Bartee played for the Perth Heat in the Australian Baseball League.

Bartee was sent from the Baltimore Orioles to the Minnesota Twins on September 19, 1995 as the player to be named later in the Scott Erickson trade. At the 1995 MLB Winter Meetings, he was a drafted back by the Baltimore Orioles during the Rule 5 Draft.

In 2003 and 2004, Bartee patrolled the outfield for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, earning All-Star kudos and later an Atlantic League championship with the Ducks in 2004.[2]

Coaching career

Since retiring from playing baseball professionally, Bartee has become the field coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds[3] and also served as roving instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates before landing the managerial job for the State College Spikes.

Bartee served as the first base coach and outfielder instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2017 through 2019.[4] In 2020, he served as the roving baserunning and bunting coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies.[5] On July 16, 2021, Bartee was named first base coach for the Detroit Tigers.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Long Island Ducks Press Release - 31 Oct 2016".
  3. ^ "Delmarva Shorebirds". Archived from the original on November 12, 2006.
  4. ^ "Pirates announce changes to 2017 coaching staff - 29 Oct 2016".
  5. ^ "Interesting names on Phillies' minor-league coaching staffs". nbcsports.com. February 7, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Woodbery, Evan (July 16, 2021). "Former Tigers' outfielder named new first base coach". MLive.com. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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