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Will Venable

American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1982)

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Also known as William Dion Venable

Born: October 29, 1982
Birthplace: Greenbrae
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in ESPN Major League BaseballRetrieved 2022-04-04
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, basketball player
, baseball manager
Education: Princeton University
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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, San Rafael High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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William Dion Venable is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder and coach who is the manager of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also was a coach for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers. He is the son of former MLB outfielder Max Venable and is the older brother of former National Football League player Winston Venable.

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MLB batting stats — season by season

10 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	San Diego Padres	28	110	16	29	4	2	2	10	1	13	21	.264	.339	.391	.730
2009	San Diego Padres	95	293	38	75	14	2	12	38	6	25	89	.256	.323	.440	.763
2010	San Diego Padres	131	392	60	96	11	7	13	51	29	45	128	.245	.324	.408	.732
2011	San Diego Padres	121	370	49	91	14	7	9	44	26	31	92	.246	.310	.395	.704
2012	San Diego Padres	148	417	62	110	26	8	9	45	24	41	94	.264	.335	.429	.765
2013	San Diego Padres	151	481	64	129	22	8	22	53	22	29	118	.268	.312	.484	.796
2014	San Diego Padres	146	406	47	91	13	2	8	33	11	33	107	.224	.288	.325	.613
2015	San Diego Padres	98	283	34	73	10	3	6	30	11	25	73	.258	.318	.378	.696
2015	Texas Rangers	37	66	6	12	3	0	0	3	5	12	21	.182	.325	.227	.552
2016	Los Angeles Dodgers	12	18	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.056	.105	.111	.216
Career		967	2,836	378	707	118	39	81	307	135	254	748	.249	.315	.404	.719

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Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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50 statements · 18% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Given name: William
Will
Dion
Sport: baseball
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1.Stated in MLB.comRetrieved 2022-05-04
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basketball
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Member of sports team: Los Angeles Dodgers(2016–2016)
Texas Rangers(2015–2015)
San Diego Padres(2008–2015)
Princeton Tigers baseball(2003–2005)
Princeton Tigers men's basketball(2001–2005)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Position played on team / speciality: center fielder
Family name: Venable
Country for sport: United States
League: NCAA Division I men's basketball(2001–2005)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Major League Baseball(2008–2016)
Native language: English
Significant event: Major League Baseball final game(July 6, 2016)
Major League Baseball debut(August 29, 2008)
Coach of sports team: Chicago Cubs(2018–2020)
Boston Red Sox(2021–2022)
Texas Rangers(2023–2024)
Chicago White Sox(since 2025) positions held: baseball manager
Competition won: 2023 World Series
Father: Max Venable

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