Kyle Hudson
| Kyle Hudson | |
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| File:Kyle Hudson on September 12, 2011.jpg Hudson with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011 | |
| Boston Red Sox – No. 84 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: January 7, 1987 Mattoon, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2011, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2011, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .143 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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Kyle Jordan Hudson (born January 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles in 2011. He is the third base coach for the Boston Red Sox.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Hudson played college baseball and college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He started at wide receiver for the Fighting Illini from 2005–2007.
Baltimore Orioles
[edit | edit source]Hudson was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]
Hudson was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2011.[2]
Hudson was released by the Orioles as of January 17, 2012.
Later career
[edit | edit source]On January 28, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[3] He also received an invitation to spring training.[3] On March 31, 2012, Hudson was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for future considerations.[4]
In May 2012, Hudson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rich Thompson.[5] Hudson signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in December 2013. On January 22, 2014, he was assigned to AAA Salt Lake Bees. On March 27, 2014, he was demoted to AA Arkansas Travelers. He was released by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 2, 2014.[citation needed]
Hudson agreed to a job as a volunteer assistant as the University of Illinois in January 2015 though he later, on June 13, 2015, signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[6] He appeared in nine games for the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, exclusively as a pinch runner and was released on August 12.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Hudson served as bench coach for the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, in 2019. Hudson was promoted to the Indians' major league coaching staff for the 2020 season, serving as staff assistant. On January 4, 2023, Hudson was named the first base coach and outfield instructor for the Boston Red Sox.[7] After one season as first base coach, Hudson was named the Red Sox' third base coach in January 2024.[8]
References
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External links
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- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Illinois Fighting Illini bio
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Aberdeen IronBirds players
- Arizona League Dodgers players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- American football wide receivers
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball coaches from Illinois
- Baseball players from Coles County, Illinois
- Boston Red Sox coaches
- Bowie Baysox players
- Cleveland Guardians coaches
- Delmarva Shorebirds players
- Durham Bulls players
- Frederick Keys players
- Illinois Fighting Illini baseball players
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- Lehigh Valley IronPigs players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Major League Baseball first base coaches
- Major League Baseball third base coaches
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Norfolk Tides players
- People from Mattoon, Illinois
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players