Bill Haselman

William Joseph Haselman

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
• School University of California, Los Angeles
• High School Saratoga (CA) High School
• Debut September 3, 1990
• Final Game September 27, 2003
• Born May 25, 1966 in Long Branch, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Bill Haselman was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round of the 1987 amateur draft. He would go on to enjoy a 13-year major league career as a backup catcher with four different teams. Haselman appeared in 589 major league games, batting .259 with 47 home runs and 210 RBI. Haselman was part of history for the Boston Red Sox on September 18, 1996 as he was the catcher when Roger Clemens struck out 20 Detroit Tigers, tying the major league record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game.

After his playing days ended in 2003 Haselman was a Boston Red Sox coach from 2004 to 2006. Initially he was hired as a scout and roving instructor, but served as the Red Sox interim first base coach from early May to late July in 2004. He joined the Boston coaching staff on a regular basis in 2005 working as the bullpen coach and served in 2006 as the team's first base coach. Haselman spent the next three years out of baseball. He returned in 2010 for one season in the Texas Rangers organization as manager of the Bakersfield Blaze before leaving again in 2011. Haselman's next managing stint came with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2012-2013. In the latter season he led the Inland Empire 66ers to a California League championship.

Haselman moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2014 when he managed the Great Lakes Loons. He was slated to return in 2015 but took over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in February when manager P.J. Forbes resigned unexpectedly. After the 2015 season he also managed the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. Haselman moved to the top of the Dodgers minor league system for the next three years when he managed the Oklahoma City Dodgers. This concluded his managerial career. In 2019-2020 he worked as a roving instructor for the Dodgers though it is not clear what his actual duties were. He returned to Oklahoma City in 2021 as a bench coach.

The Los Angeles Angels hired Haselman a second time in 2022 when he was named their major league catching coach. He moved to the third base coaching box for the 2023.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2010	Bakersfield Blaze	California League	67-73	8th	Texas Rangers
2012	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	66-74	8th	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2013	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	69-71	5th (t)	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	League Champs
2014	Great Lakes Loons	Midwest League	66-73	10th	Los Angeles Dodgers
2015	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	78-62	2nd (t)	Los Angeles Dodgers	League Champs
2016	Oklahoma City Dodgers	Pacific Coast League	81-60	2nd	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost League Finals
2017	Oklahoma City Dodgers	Pacific Coast League	72-69	6th	Los Angeles Dodgers
2018	Oklahoma City Dodgers	Pacific Coast League	75-65	4th	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost in 1st round

Related Sites

• Bill Haselman at the SABR Bio Project