Daniel John Radison is an American

United States

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 coach

Coach (baseball)

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 and instructor in professional baseball

Baseball

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. On November 20, 2009, he was appointed first-base coach of the Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals

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 by newly named permanent manager Jim Riggleman

Jim Riggleman

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.

Radison began the season as the roving hitting coach in the farm system of the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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. A former minor league

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 catcher

Catcher

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, he has also been a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 coach for the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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 and Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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. Radison batted and threw right-handed as a player, and stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Radison played shortstop and caught for the Columbia, Illinois high school squad. One of Radison's teammates was Jim Kremmel, who later pitched in the majors with the Chicago Cubs. After high school. Radison attended Southern Illinois University

Southern Illinois University

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 and played for three seasons (1972-74) in the Cardinal farm system, then was an assistant baseball coach at the U.S. college level from 1977-83 with Broward Community College

Broward Community College

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, the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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 and Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University

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. In 1984, he returned to professional baseball as a manager

Manager (baseball)

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 in the farm system of the New York Mets

New York Mets

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, spending two years with them before rejoining the Cardinals as a minor league pilot in 1986. He has also been a manager in the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 system, piloting the Albany-Colonie Yankees (1990-92) and Norwich Navigators (2000), the Yanks' Double-A Eastern League affiliates.

In between, Radison coached in MLB working under Riggleman — like Radison, a veteran of the Cardinal system — with the Padres (1993-94) and Cubs (1995-99). From 2000–09, he was a minor league manager and roving coach for the Yankees and Cardinals. His career minor league managing record is 622-552 (.530), with two championships.