Juan Bustabad

Juan Bustabad (born August 16, 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a Minor League Baseball player and manager, who currently manages the Great Lakes Loons in the Midwest League

Playing career

Bustabad was a short stop during his playing career. He graduated high school at Miami Lakes High School and attended college at Miami-Dade College. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1980 MLB amateur player draft.

He began his professional career with the Winter Haven Red Sox in Single-A in 1980 and played in Boston's farm system through 1985, making stops in Bristol, Pawtucket and New Britain. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free agent prior to the 1986 season and spent 2 1/2 seasons with the Double-A San Antonio Dodgers/Missions and half a season with Triple-A Albuquerque.

In 9 seasons of minor league baseball, he played in 1002 games, finishing with a batting average of .247.

Coaching career

*1990: Coach - Yakima Bears
*1991: Manager - Indios de Charallave
*1992: Roving Infield Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system
*1993: Coach - Lethbridge Mounties
*1994-1996: Manager - Gulf Coast Marlins
*1997: Manager - Utica Blue Sox
*1998: Manager - Kane County Cougars
*1999: Hitting Coach - Brevard County Manatees
*2000: Manager - Great Falls Dodgers
*2001: Manager - Gulf Coast Dodgers
*2002: Manager - Vero Beach Dodgers
*2003: Hitting Coach - Ogden Raptors
*2004: Hitting Coach - Vero Beach Dodgers
*2005: Manager - Ogden Raptors
*2006-2007: Manager - Gulf Coast Dodgers
*2008-present: Manager - Great Lakes Loons

External Sources

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Juan-Bustabad.shtml Playing Stats]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Juan_Bustabad Baseball-reference.co page]
* [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/player_dev.pdf Dodgers.com minor league coaching staff bio]