Bill Haselman

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name=Bill Haselman
position=Catcher
birthdate =birth date|1966|5|25
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=1990
debutteam=Texas Rangers
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=2003
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.259
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=47
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=210
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*Texas Rangers (by|1990)
*Seattle Mariners (by|1992-by|1994)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1995-by|1997)
*Texas Rangers (by|1998)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1999)
*Texas Rangers (by|2000-by|2002)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2003)
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William Haselman (born May 25, 1966, in Long Branch, New Jersey) was the First Base Coach for the Boston Red Sox in 2006 and wore the number 32. Before taking over the role of First Base Coach, Haselman served as Bullpen Coach. He was the catcher in Roger Clemens's 20 strikeout game against the Detroit Tigers in 1996.

During his 13-year playing career (1990, 1992-2003) with the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, Haselman hit .259 with 47 HR and 210 RBI. His best season came in 1996, when he hit .274 with 8 HR and 34 RBI in a career-high 237 AB for the Red Sox. He hit .314 with 6 HR in 105 AB for Texas in 1998. The former catcher was a first-round draft pick of the Rangers in 1987.

Haselman's most dramatic offensive performance came in a game at Fenway Park against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 27, 1995. With the bases empty and the score tied 5-5, he pinch hit for catcher Mike Macfarlane in the bottom of the 11th inning. Haselman shattered his bat, sending a Woody Williams' offering sailing over the Green Monster to give the Boston Red Sox their first walk-off win of their 1995 Eastern Division winning campaign.

Haselman was a NCAA Division 1 quarterback, serving as the backup to Troy Aikman during his American football career at UCLA. He also shares his birthday and place of birth with pitcher John Montefusco. He is an alumni of Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California.

Haselman, who last season was on Terry Francona's staff as first base coach, is working for Merrill Lynch and has nearly completed his broker's license. "I miss baseball a lot," he said. "I miss playing most, and the camaraderie." The Red Sox offered Haselman a position managing in the minor leagues, and while he said he was sorely tempted, he did not want to spend that much time away from his family. He is working on Mariners radio, on the postgame show, fielding calls from listeners (Courtesy of the Boston Globe). He also coaches a select baseball team called the Red Sox (from Bellevue, Washington) with Paul Sorrento.

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