Ty Van Burkleo
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Tyler Lee Van Burkleo
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 5", Weight 225 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Ty Van Burkleo played in the Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels organizations in the 1980s before playing in Japan. He played for the Seibu Lions from 1988 to 1990. His best year there was his first, when he hit .268 with 38 homers and 90 RBIs. In 1991, he played for the Hiroshima Carp. He only hit 17 home runs in his last three seasons in Japan, while peaking at .210 in average during that stretch. After that season, he returned to the U.S., getting cups of coffee in the majors with the Angels in 1993 and the Colorado Rockies in 1994.
Van Burkleo spent 2001 to 2006 as a roving hitting instructor for the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels. He was the Oakland A's hitting coach in 2007 and 2008, then the Seattle Mariners' bench coach in 2009-2010. In 2011 he became the Houston Astros' minor league hitting coordinator.
