Carlos Febles

Carlos Manuel Febles

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

• Debut September 14, 1998
• Final Game August 10, 2003
• Born May 24, 1976 in El Seibo, El Seibo, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Carlos Febles hit .400 for the big league club when he got his September call-up as a Kansas City Royals rookie prospect in 1998. He became the Royals' starting second baseman in 1999, hitting .256 in 123 games, with 22 doubles, 9 triples and 10 homers. He scored 71 runs and stole 20 bases. He played for the Royals until 2003, but never matched any of his rookie numbers - except for a .257 batting average in 2000.

Following his playing career, he became a coach in the Boston Red Sox minor league system, and then a manager from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, he was promoted to third base coach with the big league team, arriving in time for their winning the 2018 World Series. He stayed in the job until the end of the 2023 season, after which he was let go. He then joined the Toronto Blue Jays as their third base coach in 2024.

• 2007 Coach Lowell Spinners
• 2008 Hitting coach Lancaster JetHawks
• 2009-2010 Hitting coach Salem Red Sox
• 2016 Manager Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League

In addition to coaching in the United States, Febles spent many winters coaching the Toros del Este in the Dominican League. He was the third base coach from 2008/2009 to 2011/2012. The following year Febles started as the Bulls' assistant manager before taking over as interim manager on December 15, 2012. He resumed his work at third base in 2013/2014 season. Febles received a promotion to bench coach in 2014/2015, but was named manager on December 17th. He stepped away from the Toros in the next two years until he was recruited to take over at third base on November 26th during the 2016/2017 season. Febles came back in 2017/2018 for his final season as a Toros coach. After all the seasons as a Toros coach, in 2022/2023 he returned to the Dominican League as a bench coach for the rival Tigres del Licey.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2011	Lowell Spinners	New York-Penn League	29-45	13th	Boston Red Sox
2012	Greenville Drive	South Atlantic League	66-73	9th	Boston Red Sox
2013	Greenville Drive	South Atlantic League	51-87	14th	Boston Red Sox
2014	Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	68-68	3rd	Boston Red Sox	Lost in 1st round
2015	Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	66-73	5th	Boston Red Sox
2016	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	55-84	11th	Boston Red Sox
2017	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	65-74	7th	Boston Red Sox