Peter Fatse
| Peter Fatse | |
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| Boston Red Sox – No. 62 | |
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| Born: August 3, 1987 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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Peter C. Fatse (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional baseball coach and former player, currently a hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Biography
[edit]Fatse is from Hampden, Massachusetts. He graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and then enrolled at the University of Connecticut, where he played college baseball for the Connecticut Huskies.[1]
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Fatse in the 24th round of the 2009 MLB draft.[1] He played for the Brewers' organization in Minor League Baseball for two years,[2] as an outfielder, second baseman, and third baseman. He reached the Class A-Advanced level with the Brevard County Manatees in 2010.[3] He then played in independent baseball leagues for another two years, first with the Pittsfield Colonials of the Can-Am League in 2011, then with the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League in 2012.[3] In his four years of professional baseball, Fatse batted .258 in 329 games, with 17 home runs and 170 RBIs.[3]
Fatse founded his own baseball academy, Advanced Performance Academy in Palmer, Massachusetts, in 2010. The Minnesota Twins hired him as their minor league hitting coordinator in January 2019.[4] After the 2019 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox hired him as their assistant hitting coach,[2][5] which was officially announced on October 31.[6]
He was named Red Sox hitting coach on December 20, 2021.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sobey, Rick (June 22, 2009). "Local baseball player drafted by Brewers". thereminder.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via archives.thereminder.com.
- ^ a b Cotillo, Chris (October 21, 2019). "Boston Red Sox hire Peter Fatse, Hampden native and Minnechaug HS graduate, as assistant hitting coach". masslive.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Peter Fatse Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Twins announce Minor League coaching staff". MLB.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Speier, Alex (October 21, 2019). "Red Sox hire Western Mass. native Pete Fatse as assistant hitting coach". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Red Sox Announce Updates to Major League Coaching Staff". MLB.com. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Cotillo, Chris. "Red Sox announce their 2022 coaching staff. Luis Ortiz and Ben Rosenthal are new additions". Twitter. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- College baseball statistics at uconnhuskies.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Baseball coaches from Massachusetts
- Major League Baseball hitting coaches
- Boston Red Sox coaches
- Minor league baseball coaches
- UConn Huskies baseball players
- Helena Brewers players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Pittsfield Colonials players
- Florence Freedom players