Steven Michael Liddle (born March 4, 1959 in

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) is an American former professional baseball player,

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and

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Coaching career

He was previously the

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' bench coach from 2002–2010 before swapping roles with Scott Ullger and becoming the Twins third base coach for 2011 and 2012. In October 2012, after two 96 plus losing seasons, it was announced Liddle's contract would not be renewed thus ending his stint in Minnesota. On November 2, 2017, Liddle was named the bench coach for the

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for the 2018 season, a role he previously had with

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and the Twins. After the 2019 season with the team, he retired and was succeeded by

Lloyd McClendon Lloyd Glenn McClendon (born January 11, 1959) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1987 to 1994 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners and the ...

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