Daniel William Hubbs (born January 23, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former player. He is the bullpen coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was the head coach of the USC Trojans baseball team.
Playing career
Hubbs attended Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington, graduating in 1989. He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and had a 21-4 win-loss record, but broke his foot as a junior and had an elbow injury during his senior year.[1]
Hubbs enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) and made the USC Trojans baseball team as a walk-on.[1] He played minor league baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies organizations.
Coaching career
Hubbs worked as the pitching coach for the California Golden Bears from 2000 to 2011.[2] He rejoined USC as an assistant coach in 2012.
On February 13, 2013, USC promoted Hubbs to head coach.[3] He was dismissed on May 29, 2019.[4]
Hubbs became the director of pitching development and strategies for the Detroit Tigers in 2020[5] and served in the role until 2021. In 2023, he became the Oakland Athletics' pitching development coach.[6] After the 2023 season, he was named Oakland's bullpen coach.[7]
Head coaching records
Below is a table of Hubbs's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Trojans (Pac-12 Conference) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
| 2013 | USC | 20–36 | 10–20 | T–8th | |||||
| 2014 | USC | 29–24 | 16–14 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015 | USC | 37–19 | 18–12 | T–2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | USC | 28–28 | 15–15 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017 | USC | 21–34 | 8–22 | T–10th | |||||
| 2018 | USC | 26–28 | 12–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2019 | USC | 25–29–1 | 13–15–1 | 7th | |||||
| USC: | 186–198–1 (.484) | 92–116–1 (.443) | |||||||
| Total: | 186–198–1 (.484) | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Hubbs' Confidence Pays Off -- Former Kentridge Baseball Star Finds Success As Walk-On At Usc | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
- ^ "Dan Hubbs Named Assistant Baseball Coach". Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ "USC Fires Frank Cruz, Elevates Dan Hubbs".
- ^ J. Brady McCollough (May 29, 2019). "USC won't renew the contract of baseball coach Dan Hubbs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ McCosky, Chris. "McCosky: Dan Hubbs tasked with taking Tigers' pitching development to next level". The Detroit News.
- ^ "A's announce player development staff for 2023". MLB.com.
- ^ "A's announce Major League coaching staff for 2024". MLB.com.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- USC Trojans bio Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- California Golden Bears bio Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today
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