| Phil Nevin | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Nevin with the Minnesota Twins in 2006 | |
| Third baseman / First baseman / Manager | |
| Born: January 19, 1971 Fullerton, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 11, 1995, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 2006, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 208 |
| Runs batted in | 743 |
| Managerial record | 119–149 |
| Winning % | .444 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Phillip Joseph Nevin (born January 19, 1971) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He was the manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 12 seasons, appearing in 1,217 games played between 1995 and 2006 for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. He has previously served as a coach in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees.
Nevin attended California State University, Fullerton, where he played college baseball and college football, as a kicker, for the Cal State Fullerton Titans team. Nevin led the Titans to the championship game in the 1992 College World Series (CWS), after which he was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player and won the Golden Spikes Award. Chosen with the first-overall pick in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft, Nevin went on to play in MLB for seven teams across 12 seasons. He was selected to appear in the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
After retiring from baseball, Nevin went into broadcasting, and then managed the unaffiliated Orange County Flyers for a season. He managed the Class AA Erie SeaWolves and the Class AAA Toledo Mud Hens in the Tigers organization before joining the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in 2014, managing the Reno Aces. He then returned to MLB to coach the Giants in 2017 and for the Yankees from 2018 through 2021. He joined the Angels as a coach in 2022 and became interim manager after the firing of Joe Maddon. On October 5, 2022, the Angels signed him to a one-year contract as their permanent manager.