Russ Morman

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Russ Morman

|image=Russ Morman 1987 Rob Broder Rookies.jpg

|width=

|position=First baseman

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|4|28}}

|birth_place=Independence, Missouri, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 3

|debutyear=1986

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1997

|finalteam=Florida Marlins

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.249

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=10

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=43

|teams=

Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1986}}, {{mlby|1988}}–{{mlby|1989}})
Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1991}})
Florida Marlins ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|1997}})

}}

Russell Lee Morman (born April 28, 1962) is an American professional baseball coach, manager, and former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman/outfielder who played for the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Florida Marlins between {{mlby|1986}} and {{mlby|1997}}.

Playing career

A native of Independence, Missouri, Morman played college baseball at Iowa Western Community College and Wichita State University. In 1982, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players from the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=September 25, 2019}} He was selected by the White Sox in the first round of the 1983 MLB Draft.

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Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Morman managed in the Marlin and Boston Red Sox farm systems and served as a hitting coach for the Portland Sea Dogs and Pawtucket Red Sox through the {{Baseball year|2009}} season.

He was the hitting coach of the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League and Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, in 2010. In 2011, he became the hitting coach for the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League, then the Giants' Triple-A affiliate.

In {{baseball year|2014}} the Giants announced that Morman would return to managing and Richmond as the skipper of the Flying Squirrels[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-66059292 milb.com] and they assigned him to the Class A San Jose Giants of the California League for {{baseball year|2015}}.[http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_27293623/local-sports-digest-russ-morman-named-san-jose "Local sports digest: Russ Morman named San Jose Giants manager"], San Jose Mercury-News, 2015.01.09

His career minor-league managerial record is 290–265 (.523) over four seasons.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=morman001rus Minor league managerial record] from Baseball Reference