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

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and current

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. He is the third base coach for the

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of Major League Baseball (MLB). Cole played in MLB

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Playing career

Cole attended

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in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 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 John Vander Wal. 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 single off of Michael Jackson of the Seattle Mariners.

Coaching career

Cole has been a coach in the Rockies organization since 1995. In 2001, he became the first manager of the Tri-City Dust Devils 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 third base coach 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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