Keoni DeRenne
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Born: (1979-04-30) April 30, 1979 (age 45) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
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Keoni Beau DeRenne (born April 30, 1979) is an American professional baseball coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.
DeRenne attended ʻIolani School in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduating in 1997. He enrolled at the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, where he was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference team as a shortstop. The Atlanta Braves selected DeRenne in the 12th round of the 2000 MLB draft, and he played in Minor League Baseball for the Braves, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations for eight seasons, followed by another three seasons in independent league baseball.[1]
In 2012, DeRenne became a coach. After coaching in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs organizations, he joined the Kansas City Royals organization for the 2020 season.[1] The Royals named him their assistant hitting coach after the 2021 season.[2]
His great-grandfather was Wilbur Cooper.[3]
References
- ^ a b Associated, The (June 27, 2020). "'Iolani's Keoni DeRenne cherishing next level of coaching journey with Kansas City Royals". KHON2. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Associated, The (November 18, 2021). "'I will never take it for granted', Hawaii's Keoni DeRenne will make MLB coaching debut in 2022 as Kansas City Royals assistant hitting coach". KHON2. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Royals announce baseball operations promotions and hires". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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