Danny Todd Sheaffer is an American

United States

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 former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 catcher and third baseman, and is currently a minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 coach within the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 organization. In 2009 and 2010, he is the minor league catching instructor. Previously, he was the manager

Manager (baseball)

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 of the Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express

The Round Rock Express is a class Triple-A Pacific Coast League minor league baseball team in Round Rock, Texas, owned by RSR Sports and founded by Reid Ryan, son of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. The team is affiliated with the Texas Rangers, for whom Nolan Ryan serves as the president and...

 (2007), the Astros' Triple-A affiliate, and the Memphis Redbirds

Memphis Redbirds

The Memphis Redbirds are the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They play their home games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The stadium's capacity is 14,320. They entered the Pacific Coast League as an expansion team in 1998, and were owned as a...

 (2003 to 2006).

Early and personal life

Sheaffer was born on August 2, 1961, in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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. He is an alumnus of Clemson University

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.

Playing career

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 in the 1st round of the 1981 MLB amateur draft, Sheaffer would make his Major League Baseball

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 debut with the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 on April 9, 1987, and appear in his final game on September 27, 1997.

Sheaffer was a member of the inaugural Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

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 team that began play in Major League Baseball

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 in 1993

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-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies ; Paul Molitor, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Dave Stewart*National League Championship Series MVP: Curt Schilling...

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Sheaffer finished out his playing career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played 25 games for the Memphis Redbirds, Cards' Triple-A team.

Coaching

In the middle of the 2003 season, the Memphis Redbirds named Sheaffer as their manager, replacing Tom Spencer. During his tenure, the Redbirds went 244-266 (.478), with one second place finish and two third place finishes in the Pacific Coast League's American Northern division.

On November 23, 2009, Sheaffer joined the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 organization as a catching coordinator in its minor league system.

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