Stewart Bryan Cole (born February 7, 1966) is an American former professional

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and current

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. He is the third base coach for the

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(MLB). Cole played in MLB

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Playing career

Cole attended South Mecklenburg High School in

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 19th round of the

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, but did not sign and attended the

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. He was drafted by the

with the 67th pick in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB draft, just three spots ahead of future Rockies legend

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. He played in professional baseball from 1987 through 1995 in the

and

organizations. He played nine game in MLB for the Royals in 1991. His only hit came on September 13, a 12th inning

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off of

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of the

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Coaching career

Cole has been a coach in the Rockies organization since 1995. In 2001, he became the first manager of the

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in franchise history. He managed the Double-A

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from 2006 to 2009, and was named manager of the Triple-A

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in May 2009. He was named

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for the Rockies on November 15, 2012. It was announced that the Rockies were reassigning Cole to a minor league staff position following the 2022 season.

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