Ron Gardenhire

Ron Gardenhire
Gardenhire with the Minnesota Twins, 2013
Shortstop / Manager / Coach
Born: (1957-10-24) October 24, 1957 (age 66) Butzbach, Hessen, West Germany
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1981, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1985, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.232
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	49
Managerial record	1,200–1,280
Winning %	.484
Teams
As player New York Mets (1981–1985) As manager Minnesota Twins (2002–2014) Detroit Tigers (2018–2020) As coach Minnesota Twins (1991–2001) Arizona Diamondbacks (2017)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1991) AL Manager of the Year (2010) Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame

Ronald Clyde Gardenhire (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop for the New York Mets from 1981 through 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues, he served as a manager in the Minnesota Twins farm system for three years, then as a coach for the Twins from 1991 through 2001, and then as the Twins' manager from 2002 through 2014, winning the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010. He then coached for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 and managed the Detroit Tigers from 2018 through most of 2020, when he retired from baseball.