Hainley Charles Statia (born January 19, 1986, in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a Curaçaoan former minor league baseball player and an infield coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels organization and the current manager of the Curaçao national baseball team.

Hainley Statia
Statia with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2006
Shortstop / Coach
Born: (1986-01-19) January 19, 1986 (age 38)
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montjuïc National team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brno National team
France International Baseball Tournament [fr]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sénart [fr] National team

Career

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Statia was previously active in the Los Angeles Angels organization, playing for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers and the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees between 2008 and 2010.[1] He was signed by the independent Lancaster Barnstormers after the 2010 season,[2] but was transferred to the Milwaukee Brewers before the start of the 2011 season.

He was also a member of the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2007 European Baseball Championship, 2014 France International Baseball Tournament [fr],[3] and 2014 European Baseball Championship.[4]

On January 26, 2017, Statia was introduced as the hitting coach for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class A Midwest League minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.[5] As of 2019, Statia is a roving instructor in the Brewers system.

References

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  1. ^ Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Transactions Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Roger Bernadina in EK-selectie Nederland Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine de Nederlandse honkbalsite (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Nederlands honkbalteam opent EK tegen Kroatië Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "Timber Rattlers to have two new coaches". Post-Crescent Media. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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