Daniel Jay Rohn (born January 10, 1956) is a former

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. Rohn was drafted as a

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by the

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in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft, and made his major league debut on September 2, 1983. He was traded by the Cubs to the

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for Jay Baller on April 1, 1985. Before joining the

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as a coach in 2006, Rohn was the manager of the

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from 2001–2005. As the skipper for the Rainiers, he was named the PCL Manager of the Year in 2001 and again in 2004 & 2005. In 2001, he led the Rainiers to a Pacific Coast League co-championship shared with the

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. In 2005 the team again reached the championship series, but lost 3–0 to the

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. Rohn also managed in the minor leagues for the

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organization from 1991–1992 and again from 1995–1996 with the

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. In 2007, he was hired to manage the Fresno Grizzlies, AAA affiliate of the

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. He also managed the

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, a team of the Puerto Rico baseball winter league. He resides in

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with wife Mindy. In , he was named the manager of the

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Triple-A baseball team, the Las Vegas 51s of the

. In December 2010, Rohn was replaced as manager of the Las Vegas 51s by Marty Brown. On Feb. 24, 2014, Rohn was hired as manager of the Traverse City Beach Bums of the independent

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. In 2020, Rohn was hired as the manager for the Lake Erie Crushers of the independent

. But the 2020 season was canceled due to

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. Rohn would stay the manager of the Crushers for the 2021 season. The Crushers would have a 41-55 record and finished 3rd in the East division, thus missing the postseason. Rohn was replaced by Cam Roth as manager for the 2022 season.

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