Justin Viele Explained

Justin Viele
Team:Texas Rangers
Position:Hitting coach
Birth Date:13 November 1990
Birth Place:Fullerton, California, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Teams:As coach

Justin Paul Viele (born November 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously coached for the San Francisco Giants. He attended Santa Clara University. Viele was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round of the 2013 MLB draft.

Playing career

Amateur

Viele attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California.[1] Undrafted out of high school, he attended Santa Clara University for four years (2010–2013). Viele graduated from Santa Clara with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.[2]

Baltimore Orioles

Viele was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round, with the 1,119th overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He split his first professional season between the rookie–level GulfCoast League Orioles and Low–A Aberdeen IronBirds.[2] Viele played in 74 games for Aberdeen and the Single–A Delmarva Shorebirds in 2014, slashing .164/.275/.198 with no home runs, 23 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[4] Viele did not play in a game in 2015 due to an injury. He was released by the Orioles organization on September 29, 2015.[5]

Coaching career

Viele began his coaching career in 2015, as an assistant coach for the Frederick Keys in the Baltimore Orioles organization.[6] He returned to Santa Clara University as an assistant coach for the 2015–16 and 2016–2017 seasons.[2] [7] Viele joined the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2017, serving as the hitting coach for the rookie–level Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer League. He served as the hitting coach for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the High–A California League in 2018.[8] Viele served as the hitting coach for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League in 2018.[9] In 2019, he served as the hitting coach for the Great Lakes Loons in the Single–A Midwest League.[10]

Viele joined the San Francisco Giants as a hitting coach prior to the 2020 season.[11]

Viele was named the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers on November 4, 2024.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big class gets send off by Esperanza. Orange County Register. June 9, 2009. December 9, 2019.
  2. Baseball Hires Justin Viele '13 as Assistant Coach. Santa Clara Broncos. August 10, 2015. December 9, 2019.
  3. Web site: June 8, 2013 . Orioles complete 2013 First-Year Player Draft . 2024-08-09 . MLB.com.
  4. Web site: Justin Viele Stats & Scouting Report. November 9, 2024. baseballamerica.com. en.
  5. Web site: Justin Viele Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News. November 9, 2024. milb.com. en.
  6. Web site: Erwin Headed to Arizona Fall League. Frederick Keys. MiLB.com. September 20, 2018. December 9, 2019.
  7. Web site: Alum Justin Viele Now Coaching for Dodgers. Corvallis Knights. March 21, 2018. December 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: 2018 Coaching Staff Announced. Mike Lindskog. MiLB.com. January 8, 2018. December 9, 2019.
  9. Web site: Arizona Fall League's 2018 teams, coaches. MLB.com. August 7, 2018. December 9, 2019.
  10. Web site: Dodgers Name Loons Roster for 2019. Matt DeVries. MiLB.com. April 1, 2019. December 9, 2019.
  11. Web site: Giants working to hire Justin Viele for Gabe Kapler's staff. Alex Pavlovic. December 8, 2019. NBC Sports Bay Area. December 9, 2019.
  12. Web site: Landry . Kennedi . Rangers tab Viele as new hitting coach . 2024-11-04 . .

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