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2019 IN THE DUGOUT CHATHAM ANGLERS

RANDY WHISLER ASSISTANT COACH

Randy Whisler enters his second season as a member of the Chatham Anglers coaching staff. Whisler previously played for and
coached with Anglers managerTom Holliday and is the one member of the Anglers staff to coach in the major leagues.Whisler played
college baseball at Oklahoma State from 1982-1985 and played in the College World Series in all four of those seasons. The Cowboys
finished fifth three times and third once during that span. Over his final three seasons in Stillwater, Whisler played in 207 of 216 total
games and hit over .300 each year. During his senior season, he hit .322 with 26 extra-base hits, 37 stolen bases and 92 runs scored.
He was drafted in the fourth round with the 79th overall pick in the 1985 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. He played two minor league
seasons before retiring.
Whisler returned to Stillwater to begin his coaching career in 1988 and spent two seasons there before moving to the professional
ranks. He was the hitting coach from 1990-1991 with the Gastonia Rangers and the hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers in 1995.
For three seasons from 1997-1999, Whisler was the manager of the Rookie League Arizona Padres. The (San Diego) Padres then
moved him to Las Vegas in 2000 to be the hitting coach and was moved again in 2001 to become the manager of the Eugene
Emeralds. During those four seasons as a manager, he had a record of 111-130. From 2002-2003, Whisler was the Minor League
Infield Coordinator for the Florida Marlins and won a World Series ring in 2003.
Following the 2003 season, Whisler was hired by the Cincinnati Reds as a first base coach. During Whisler’s two seasons in Cincinnati,
he coached Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Larkin. The Reds went 152-175-1 during his two seasons as the club’s first-base
coach. Whisler is now a coach at Victory Christian School in Tulsa.
Whisler is excited to be working with the high-quality talent on the Anglers and seeing them continue to become great players.“It’s
just really, really exciting to work with that type of caliber baseball player again and get back,”Whisler said.“That’s my biggest thing.
I want get out there and work hard, have passion and get these kids better.”

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