José Alguacil

José Luis Alguacil (born August 9, 1972) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and a former infielder and manager. He is the current first base coach of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB), named to the post on November 7, 2016.^[1][2] A native of Caracas, he played minor league baseball in the Giants' and Chicago White Sox' organizations, as well as in the independent leagues, from 1993 to 2001.^[3][4] He batted .245 in 808 professional games. Alguacil was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Alguacil began his managing career in the Short Season New York–Penn League with the 2004 Vermont Expos, spending three years with the club. In 2007, he rejoined the Giants as a roving minor league infield instructor, and worked for eight years (through 2014) in that post before returning to managing.^[1] He played a role in the development of fellow Venezuelan Pablo Sandoval as Sandoval rose through the Giants' system.^[1]

He then piloted the Richmond Flying Squirrels in 2015 and Sacramento River Cats in 2016,^[5][6] compiling a record of 141–143 (.490).

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Baseball Reference Bullpen Biography, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)