Hensley Meulens

Hensley Meulens
Hensley Meulens
	Meulens in 2011
Colorado Rockies – No. 31
	Outfielder / Coach
	Born: June 23, 1967; Willemstad, Curaçao
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: August 23, 1989, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: April 9, 1994, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
	KBO: 2000, for the SK Wyverns
Last appearance
	NPB: October 2, 1996, for the Yakult Swallows
	MLB: May 14, 1998, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
	KBO: 2000, for the SK Wyverns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.220
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	53
NPB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	77
Runs batted in	216
KBO statistics
Batting average	.196
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	3
Teams
	As player New York Yankees (1989–1993); Chiba Lotte Marines (1994); Yakult Swallows (1995–1996); Montreal Expos (1997); Arizona Diamondbacks (1998); SK Wyverns (2000); As coach San Francisco Giants (2010–2019); New York Mets (2020); New York Yankees (2022); Colorado Rockies (2023–present);
Career highlights and awards
	3× World Series champion (2010, 2012, 2014); Japan Series champion (1995);

Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈhɛnsli ˈmʏiləns]; born June 23, 1967), nicknamed "Bam Bam", is a Curaçaoan professional baseball coach and retired player. He is the hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

A native of Curaçao, he played from 1989 to 2000 in MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the KBO League. He was the first Curaçaoan to play in both MLB and the Dominican Professional Baseball League.

Hitting home runs left-handed while playing softball as a teenager earned Meulens the nickname "Bam Bam" when his friends compared his power to the Flintstones cartoon character.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.