Daniel Kevin DeMent (born June 17, 1978) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball.
DeMent is from Frankfort, Illinois. He attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois, and then spent two years at Rend Lake College before he transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to play college baseball for the UAB Blazers baseball. [1] After he graduated from UAB, DeMent signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played in Minor League Baseball for the Rays and Washington Nationals. After the 2007 season, he transitioned into coaching. [1] [2] The Rays promoted DeMent to their major league coaching staff after the 2021 season. [3]
References
- ^ a b Vorva, Jeff (July 31, 2009). "Frankfort native Dan Dement finds Ray of sunshine in 2009 — Frankfort news, photos and events —". Triblocal.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dan DeMent grudgingly begins coaching career as playing days end". December 6, 2009.
- ^ "Rays make flurry of coaching changes for '22". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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