Scott Ullger

First baseman / Coach

Born: June 10, 1955
New York City

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 17, 1983, for the Minnesota Twins

Last MLB appearance

September 30, 1983, for the Minnesota Twins

MLB statistics

Batting average

.190

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Minnesota Twins (1983) #7

Scott Matthew Ullger (born June 10, 1955 in New York City) is a retired Major League Baseball player and coach. He spent 20 seasons (1995–2014) as a coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball, serving in four different roles: as third base and first base coach, bench coach and hitting instructor. Ullger was frequently referred to as "Scotty" by Twins faithfuls and by broadcasters Bert Blyleven and Dick Bremer.

Ullger, from Plainview, New York, was drafted by the Twins in 1977 and called up in 1983 after a successful minor league career. This did not, however, translate to big league success as Ullger played only 35 games in the majors, primarily at first base, all in the 1983 season.

After his playing career, he got into coaching. Ullger became the manager of the Visalia Oaks in 1988, becoming the California League Manager of the Year in 1990. He also had successful runs with the Portland Beavers/Salt Lake Buzz when the team was the Twins' AAA affiliate.

In 1995, Ullger became the Twins’ first base coach. He went 3-2 in a brief unofficial managerial stint in 2002, while Manager Ron Gardenhire was absent. Following the 2005 season, Ullger was shifted and became the Twins’ new third base coach, a position which he held through the 2010 season. In December 2010 it was announced he would become the Twins' bench coach, swapping roles with Steve Liddle. This allowed him to work more closely with Manager Ron Gardenhire.

In May, 2008, Ullger managed the team for five games due to the death of Ron Gardenhire's brother Mike, and for a road game in New York at the end of the month while Gardenhire attended his daughter's high school graduation.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
Minnesota Twins Biography
Gardenhire hands over Twins to Ullger. Nystrom, Thor. MLB.com. May 30, 2008. Retrieved on October 12, 2008.

Preceded by Ron Gardenhire Al Newman	Minnesota Twins third base coach 1995–1998 2006–2010	Succeeded by Ron Gardenhire Steve Liddle
Preceded by Terry Crowley	Minnesota Twins hitting coach 1999–2005	Succeeded by Joe Vavra
Preceded by Steve Liddle	Minnesota Twins bench coach 2011–2012	Succeeded by Terry Steinbach
Preceded by Jerry White	Minnesota Twins first base coach 2013–2014	Succeeded by Butch Davis

Minnesota Twins current roster

Active roster	2 Brian Dozier 5 Eduardo Escobar 7 Joe Mauer 11 Jorge Polanco 12 John Ryan Murphy 15 Glen Perkins 17 José Berríos 19 Kennys Vargas 20 Eddie Rosario 22 Miguel Sanó 25 Byron Buxton 26 Max Kepler 27 Brandon Kintzler 36 Robbie Grossman 39 Danny Santana 44 Kyle Gibson 45 Phil Hughes 49 Adalberto Mejía 52 Byung-ho Park 53 Pat Light 54 Ervin Santana 55 Taylor Rogers 56 Tyler Duffey 57 Ryan Pressly 59 Michael Tonkin 60 J. T. Chargois 61 Ryan O'Rourke 62 Buddy Boshers 65 Trevor May 66 Hector Santiago 74 Mason Melotakis 76 Randy Rosario -- Jason Castro -- Mitch Garver -- Zach Granite -- Justin Haley -- Felix Jorge -- Daniel Palka -- Fernando Romero -- Engelb Vielma

Coaching staff	Manager 4 Paul Molitor Bench 46 Joe Vavra First base 40 vacant Third base 13 Gene Glynn Hitting 23 vacant Pitching 41 Neil Allen Assistant hitting 31 Chad Allen Assistant hitting 63 Rudy Hernández Bullpen 18 Eddie Guardado Bullpen catcher 75 Nate Dammann

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