twice during his career. Post playing career Following his retirement, he won the Senior Professional Baseball Association championship with the St. Petersburg Pelicans. Henderson served as a coach in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system from through . He moved to the Houston Astros organization in , and served as their hitting coach from to . He moved to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization in , serving as hitting coach during their inaugural season and from to , making the first trip of his baseball career to the post season in . He was relieved of his duties as hitting coach of the Tampa Bay Rays on October 5, 2009. Henderson joined the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010 as an outfield/baserunning coordinator, and he spent 2011 and 2012 as the organization's hitting coordinator. On October 4, 2012, he was promoted to hitting coach for the major league team. He was fired by the Phillies after the 2016 season. He and his wife, Pam, reside in Tampa, Florida. He graduated with degrees in Multimedia and Political Science from McMaster University in . References External links Steve Henderson at Baseball Gauge Steve Henderson at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) 1952 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players Baseball players from Houston Billings Mustangs players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chicago Cubs players Houston Astros coaches Houston Astros players Indianapolis Indians players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball left fielders New York Mets players Oakland Athletics players Philadelphia Phillies coaches Prairie View A&M Panthers baseball players Prairie View A&M University alumni Seattle Mariners players St. Petersburg Pelicans players Tacoma Tigers players Tampa Bay Devil Rays coaches Tampa Bay Rays coaches Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players Trois-Rivières Aigles players Tucson Toros players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople