| Hensley Meulens | |
|---|---|
 Meulens in 2011 | |
| Colorado Rockies – No. 31 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: June 23, 1967 Willemstad, Curaçao | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: August 23, 1989, for the New York Yankees | |
| NPB: April 9, 1994, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| KBO: 2000, for the SK Wyverns | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: October 2, 1996, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| MLB: May 14, 1998, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| KBO: 2000, for the SK Wyverns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Runs batted in | 53 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Home runs | 77 |
| Runs batted in | 216 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .196 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈhɛnsli ˈmʏiləns]; born June 23, 1967), nicknamed "Bam Bam", is a Curaçaoan professional baseball coach and retired player. He is the hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1]
A native of Curaçao, he played from 1989 to 2000 in MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the KBO League. He was the first Curaçaoan to play in both MLB and the Dominican Professional Baseball League.[2]
Hitting home runs left-handed while playing softball as a teenager earned Meulens the nickname "Bam Bam" when his friends compared his power to the Flintstones cartoon character.[3]
- ^ "Rockies Hire Hensley Meulens, Warren Schaeffer to Coaching Staff". November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Licey gana importante partido al Escogido y sale del sotano" [Licey wins an important match against Escogido and leaves the basement] (in Spanish). El Día. November 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ ""BAM-BAM" Meulens is Grizzlies Hitting Coach". CBS47.tv (April 13, 2009). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2014.