Trent Jewett
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Philip Trent Jewett
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 240 lb.
- School University of North Texas
- Born March 3, 1964 in Dallas, TX USA
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Catcher Trent Jewett played four seasons (1987-1990) in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system and hit .172/~.254/.210 over 319 AB in 113 games.
In 1992, he began moving his way up the Pirates' chain as a minor league manager. He managed the Welland Pirates (1992), Augusta Pirates (1993), Salem Buccaneers (1994), Carolina Mudcats (League champs in 1995), Calgary Cannons (1996-1997), Nashville Sounds (1998-mid-2000, 2003-2004), and Indianapolis Indians (2005-2007).
Jewett became the Pirates third base coach from mid-2000 to 2002.
He returned to the minors as manager of Nashville in 2003-2004, and from 2005 to 2008, he was the skipper of the Indianapolis Indians. On June 27, 2011, he was named interim bench coach of the Washington Nationals, succeeding John McLaren who moved to scouting duties after his three-game stint as interim manager of the Nationals. Johnson then hired veteran Pat Corrales to take over the job permanently on July 1st.
