Dusty Wathan

Dustin James Wathan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
• School Cerritos College
• High School Blue Springs High School
• Debut September 24, 2002
• Final Game September 29, 2002
• Born August 22, 1973 in Jacksonville, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Dusty Wathan is the son of John Wathan and the brother of Derek Wathan.

Dusty had a great major league career line of .600/.667/.800 as he went 3-for-5 in the majors. During a long career in the minors he normally hit around .270, although he hit .325 in 64 games in AAA ball in 2000.

Wathan retired as a player after the 2007 season and immediately joined the coaching ranks in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. As detailed below, Wathan gradually climbed the minor league ladder and reached AAA in 2017. The Phillies promoted him to the major league coaching staff in 2018 as their third base coach. Wathan remained the third base coach through the 2023 season.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2008	Williamsport Crosscutters	New York-Penn League	38-37	7th (t)	Philadelphia Phillies
2009	Lakewood BlueClaws	South Atlantic League	78-58	2nd	Philadelphia Phillies	League Champs
2010	Clearwater Threshers	Florida State League	67-72	8th	Philadelphia Phillies
2011	Clearwater Threshers	Florida State League	75-63	3rd	Philadelphia Phillies
2012	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	76-66	4th	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost in 1st round
2013	Reading Fightin Phils	Eastern League	62-80	12th	Philadelphia Phillies
2014	Reading Fightin Phils	Eastern League	66-76	9th (t)	Philadelphia Phillies
2015	Reading Fightin Phils	Eastern League	80-61	1st	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost League Finals
2016	Reading Fightin Phils	Eastern League	89-52	1st	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost in 1st round
2017	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	International League	80-62	3rd (t)	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost in 1st round