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Will Venable '05 Named First-Base Coach For Chicago Cubs
November 22, 2017 | Baseball
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Will Venable '05 has been named the first-base coach for the Chicago Cubs, the 2017 National League Central Champion.
After retiring following the 2016 season, the former Tiger was hired in the summer of 2017 by the Cubs as a special assistant to president of baseball operations, Theo Epstein, and general manager Jed Hoyer.
Venable completed his nine-year career with three teams, finishing a .249/.315/.404 slash line in 918 games. He had 81 home runs, 307 RBI and stole 135 bases.
The San Rafael, Calif., native played three baseball seasons at Princeton and graduated with a .333 career average to rank 12th in program history in the category. Venable was a member of two Ivy League Championship baseball squads and was the first-team All-Ivy centerfielder as a senior. Venable was also a first-team All-Ivy point guard in basketball and became the 26th Tiger to record 1,000 points, achieving 1,010 for his career.
Venable became the 25th Princetonian to appear in a Major League Baseball game and the first position player to appear since John Easton appeared in three games for the Phillies in 1959 when he made his debut for the San Diego Padres in 2008.
PRINCETON, N.J. – Will Venable '05 has been named the first-base coach for the Chicago Cubs, the 2017 National League Central Champion.
After retiring following the 2016 season, the former Tiger was hired in the summer of 2017 by the Cubs as a special assistant to president of baseball operations, Theo Epstein, and general manager Jed Hoyer.
Venable completed his nine-year career with three teams, finishing a .249/.315/.404 slash line in 918 games. He had 81 home runs, 307 RBI and stole 135 bases.
The San Rafael, Calif., native played three baseball seasons at Princeton and graduated with a .333 career average to rank 12th in program history in the category. Venable was a member of two Ivy League Championship baseball squads and was the first-team All-Ivy centerfielder as a senior. Venable was also a first-team All-Ivy point guard in basketball and became the 26th Tiger to record 1,000 points, achieving 1,010 for his career.
Venable became the 25th Princetonian to appear in a Major League Baseball game and the first position player to appear since John Easton appeared in three games for the Phillies in 1959 when he made his debut for the San Diego Padres in 2008.
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