Steve Liddle

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| position = Catcher / Coach

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| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

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As Coach

Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2012}})
Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2019}})

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Steven Michael Liddle (born March 4, 1959, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager.

Coaching career

Liddle was hired as the bench coach of the Minnesota Twins in January 2002 as part of new manager Ron Gardenhire's staff.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2002 |title=TRANSACTIONS |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/01/09/transactions/ee52b613-f82f-4fd8-ac72-cf70b54c9992/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=The Washington Post}}{{cite web |date=November 13, 2008 |title=Twins sign Manager Ron Gardenhire to two-year contract extension |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=3677506&vkey=pr_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105002920/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=3677506&vkey=pr_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |accessdate=July 28, 2010 |website=Minnesota Twins |publisher=MLB.com}} He served as the bench coach from 2002–2010 before swapping roles with Scott Ullger and becoming the Twins' third base coach for 2011 and 2012.{{Cite web |last=Borzi |first=Pat |date=April 7, 2011 |title=Twins' coaching switch burnishes Scott Ullger's manager credentials and gives Steve Liddle new role |url=http://www.minnpost.com/sports/2011/04/twins-coaching-switch-burnishes-scott-ullgers-manager-credentials-and-gives-steve-lid/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}} In October 2012, after two 96 plus losing seasons, it was announced Liddle's contract would not be renewed, thus ending his stint in Minnesota.{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Twins turf 3 coaches, head athletic trainer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/twins-turf-3-coaches-head-athletic-trainer-1.1223361 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=CBC.ca |agency=Associated Press}}

On November 2, 2017, Liddle was named the bench coach for the Detroit Tigers for the 2018 season, a role he previously had with Ron Gardenhire and the Twins.{{cite web |last=Beck |first=Jason |date=November 2, 2017 |title=Tigers add Bosio, complete coaching staff |url=https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/tigers-complete-major-league-coaching-staff-c259795272.html |accessdate=November 2, 2017 |work=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media}} After the 2019 season, Liddle retired and was succeeded by Lloyd McClendon.{{cite web |last1=Fenech |first1=Anthony |date=September 30, 2019 |title=Detroit Tigers' coaching staff to return in 2020; bench coach Steve Liddle retiring |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/09/30/detroit-tigers-coaching-staff-ron-gardenhire-steve-liddle/3791626002/ |accessdate=September 30, 2019 |website=Detroit Free Press}}