Carlos Manuel Febles (, ; born May 24, 1976) is a Dominican professional

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coach and former player who currently manages the Toros del Este of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. He played in

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(MLB) from 1998 to 2003 with the

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, primarily as a

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. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed at and . He is currently the third base coach for the

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. He previously coached in MLB for the

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Playing career

After attending high school in the

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, Febles was signed by the

in 1993 as an amateur

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. His first season in the Royals'

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was 1995, when he played for the rookie league Gulf Coast League Royals. He played in Class A in 1996,

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in 1997, and Double-A in 1998. He was a late season call-up for the Royals in 1998, making his MLB debut on September 14 against the

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, recording a hit in his first MLB

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. In 11 MLB games with the 1998 Royals, Febles batted 10-for-25 (.400). Febles had a strong MLB rookie year in 1999, receiving early consideration as a potential Rookie of the Year candidate, and displaying strong defensive skills. Febles and fellow rookie Carlos Beltrán were nicknamed ''Dos Carlos'' (two Carlos) in Kansas City. Through mid-June, Febles was batting .286; his hitting then cooled off, and he finished the season with a .256 average, as Beltrán went on to win the

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Rookie of the Year award. Febles batted a career-high .257 in 2000, then batted no higher than .245 the next three seasons. He was

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by the Royals in August 2003, and ended his playing career in 2004 with the Triple-A

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, where he batted .257 in 68 games. In 506 MLB

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, all with Kansas City, Febles batted .250 while collecting 414 hits, including 65 doubles, 18 triples and 24

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. He ranks third in career starts at second base for the Royals, with 454.

Coaching career

In 2007, Febles began a long stint as a coach or

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in the

organization. He served as a hitting coach with the

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in 2007, the

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in 2008, and the

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in 2009 and 2010. He then was named the 2011 manager of the Spinners, the Red Sox' Short-Season A New York–Penn League farm club. After one season, Febles was promoted to manage the Greenville Drive, the Red Sox' affiliate in the Class A

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and then rehired for 2013. Another promotion followed when Febles was appointed manager of the 2014 Salem Red Sox, Boston's Class A

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affiliate. Febles led the Red Sox to a 68–68 record and a berth in the Carolina League playoffs, where they were defeated by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, two games to one, in the opening round. Febles was reappointed as Salem's pilot for 2015, and led them to a 66–73 mark. He then was promoted to manager of the Double-A

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for 2016. In 2017, Febles spent his second consecutive year as the Sea Dogs' skipper. Through 2017, his won-lost record as a manager was 400–504 (.442). Febles was named third base coach for the major-league Red Sox on November 2, 2017, and was in that role when the team won the 2018 World Series. He returned as Boston's third base coach for the 2019 season, but had to yield his coaching duties to assistant hitting coach Andy Barkett during June, due to pain in his right foot. Febles was dismissed by the Red Sox following the 2023 season. On November 7, 2023, Febles was hired to be the third base coach for the

Personal life

Febles and his wife, Nedelin, have a son and a daughter. He resides in La Romana, Dominican Republic during the offseason.

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