David Popkins
American baseball coach and former player
Baseball player
| David Popkins | |
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| Minnesota Twins – No. 79 | |
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| Born: (1989-11-16) November 16, 1989 (age 34) San Diego, California | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
David Joseph Popkins (born November 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.
Career
Popkins graduated from St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California where he was named first team eastern league in 2007 and 2008. He was Eastern league player of the year in 2008. Popkins graduated from the University of California, Davis, where he played college baseball for the UC Davis Aggies. He was named All Big West First Team for two years. After going undrafted out of college, Popkins signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, and made the post season all star team in Advanced A in the Florida State league for the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2013. He reached Double A in 2014.[1] He played in independent league baseball with the Washington Wild Things, hitting 35 home runs over two seasons. He retired as an active player in 2017.[2]
In 2019, the Dodgers named Popkins as a hitting coach for the Arizona Dodgers of the Arizona League.[3] In 2021, he coached for the Great Lakes Loons.[4]
After the 2021 season, the Minnesota Twins hired Popkins to be their hitting coach.[2][5]
References
- ^ "Popkins, Cardinals motivated by Springfield fans". News-leader.com. August 31, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "New Twins hitting coach comes from Dodgers' Class A affiliate". StarTribune.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Dodgers' Minor League coaching staffs in 2020". Mlb.com. January 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers name former Great Lakes catcher Austin Chubb as new Loons manager". mlive. February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Twins add Tingler, Popkins to staff". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Minnesota Twins current roster
- 4 Carlos Correa
- 8 Christian Vázquez
- 9 Trevor Larnach
- 12 Kyle Farmer
- 13 Manuel Margot
- 16 Steven Okert
- 17 Bailey Ober
- 20 Chris Paddack
- 22 Griffin Jax
- 23 Royce Lewis
- 25 Byron Buxton
- 26 Max Kepler
- 27 Ryan Jeffers
- 30 Carlos Santana
- 32 Jay Jackson
- 41 Joe Ryan
- 44 Cole Sands
- 49 Pablo López
- 50 Willi Castro
- 56 Caleb Thielbar
- 59 Jhoan Durán
- 63 Josh Staumont
- 64 José Miranda
- 66 Jorge Alcalá
- 78 Simeon Woods Richardson
- 82 Austin Martin
- 19 Alex Kirilloff
- 31 Ronny Henríquez
- 37 Louie Varland
- 38 Matt Wallner
- 47 Edouard Julien
- 53 Brent Headrick
- 55 Kody Funderburk
- 74 Josh Winder
- 83 Matt Canterino
- 85 Jaír Camargo
- 87 Yunior Severino
- 90 Emmanuel Rodríguez
- -- Caleb Boushley
- 21 Anthony DeSclafani
- 48 Justin Topa
- 54 Daniel Duarte
- 57 Zack Weiss
- 61 Brock Stewart
- Manager 5 Rocco Baldelli
- Bench 33 Jayce Tingler
- Assistant bench 46 Tony Diaz
- First base/Catching 35 Hank Conger
- Third base 40 Tommy Watkins
- Hitting 79 David Popkins
- Hitting 63 Rudy Hernández
- Pitching 88 Pete Maki
- Assistant pitching 91 Luis Ramirez
- Bullpen 84 Colby Suggs
- Quality Control 75 Nate Dammann
- Bullpen catcher 97 Garrett Kennedy
- Bullpen catcher 98 Connor Olson
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