Steve Decker
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 25 October 1965 | |
| Age | 59 years |
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Biography
Stephen Michael Decker (born October 25, 1965 in Rock Island, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants. He played for four Major League teams from 1990–1993, 1995–1996, and 1999.
Coaching career
Decker began his coaching career as a hitting coach for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2001–02 and the Fresno Grizzlies in 2003–04. He then managed for Salem-Keizer (2005–07), the San Jose Giants (2008), the Connecticut Defenders (2009), and the Fresno Grizzlies (2010–11).
In 2012, he swapped positions with Bob Mariano, who replaced him as the Grizzlies' manager, and became coordinator of minor-league hitting instruction for the Giants. In 2015, he took his first major league coaching position as assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.
Personal
Decker is married with two daughters and resides in Keizer, Oregon.