Dan Hubbs | |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1971 |
Birth Place: | Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1990–1993 |
Player Team1: | USC |
Player Positions: | Pitcher |
Coach Years1: | 2000–2011 |
Coach Team1: | California (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 2012 |
Coach Team2: | USC (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2013–2019 |
Coach Team3: | USC |
Tournament Record: | NCAA: 2–2 |
Daniel William Hubbs (born January 23, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former player. He is the bullpen coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was the head coach of the USC Trojans baseball team.
Hubbs attended Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington, graduating in 1989. He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and had a 21–4 win–loss record, but broke his foot as a junior and had an elbow injury during his senior year.[1] Hubbs enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) and made the USC Trojans baseball team as a walk-on.[1] He played minor league baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies organizations.
Hubbs worked as the pitching coach for the California Golden Bears from 2000 to 2011.[2] He rejoined USC as an assistant coach in 2012.
On February 13, 2013, USC promoted Hubbs to head coach.[3] He was dismissed on May 29, 2019.[4]
Hubbs became the director of pitching development and strategies for the Detroit Tigers in 2020[5] and served in the role until 2021. In 2023, he became the Oakland Athletics' pitching development coach.[6] After the 2023 season, he was named Oakland's bullpen coach.[7]
Below is a table of Hubbs's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8]