Gregory James Cadaret (born February 27, 1962) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1987 to 1998 for the

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, and Texas Rangers.

Career

Cadaret attended

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, where he played

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for the

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. He was the first-ever player to be drafted from that school. Cadaret started his career in the minor league with the

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and helped them win the 1983

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Championship in his rookie season. Cadaret appeared in the

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as a member of the

. On June 21, 1989, the Athletics traded Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia to the

for

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. In 451 games, Cadaret tallied a 38–32 record, with 14 saves, 539 strikeouts and a 3.99 ERA. Greg established the "Greg Cadaret Baseball Endowment" at

in 1992 to support the varsity baseball team.

Post-playing career

After Cadaret's playing career ended, he began coaching and managing. He coached baseball at Simpson University and spent one year as manager of the Redding Colt 45s of the Horizon Air Summer Series in

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. He was named manager of the

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on December 4, 2008. He currently resides at his ranch in

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. On July 24, 2009, Cadaret was fired by the Outlaws after going 20–25 in the 2009 season. He was replaced by hitting coach

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. On March 21, 2011, Comcast SportsNet California announced that they had hired Cadaret as a studio analyst for the

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2011 season. He was hired as pitching coach of the independent Traverse City Beach Bums minor-league team on March 10, 2014. He was the head coach at Simpson University from April 2014 through January 2018. Cadaret has previously been the Pitching Coach for the

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in the Frontier League.

Personal life

Greg graduated from Central Montcalm High School, in

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, in 1980. He also graduated from

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