Rob Sasser

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1975)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Rob Sasser

|position=Pinch hitter / Coach

|image= 2013 04 28 Rob Sasser.jpg

|caption = Sasser with the Winston-Salem Dash in 2013

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|3|9}}

|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 31

|debutyear=1998

|debutteam=Texas Rangers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 31

|finalyear=1998

|finalteam=Texas Rangers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Games

|stat1value=1

|stat2label=At bats

|stat2value=1

|stat3label=Hits

|stat3value=0

|teams=

• Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1998}})

}}

Robert Doffell Sasser (born March 9, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. Sasser played in one game, going 0-for-1, in {{by|1998}}, with the Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB).{{Cite web|title=A cup of coffee and no regrets|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-9937650|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Winston-Salem Dash|language=en}} He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB draft. Sasser currently serves as hitting coach for the Kannapolis Intimidators.

In 2012, Sasser joined the Kannapolis Intimidators as batting coach. The Kannapolis Intimidators are the Single-A farm club in the Chicago White Sox minor league chain. Young players, generally one year out of high school or college, become Kannapolis Intimidators. The White Sox also have affiliates in Bristol, VA (Rookie), Great Falls, MT (Short Season), Winston-Salem, NC (A-Advanced), Birmingham, AL (AA), and Charlotte, NC (AAA). The 2011 Kannapolis Intimidators finished the season with an overall record of 76-62.