the 41st round of the 2005 MLB Draft, spent most of his time as a utility player, and rose as high as the AAA Rochester Red Wings, before retiring as a player. Like his father, Toby was known more for his glove than his bat. After hitting .247 in 103 games at Rochester in 2011, Toby posted a career line of .232/.291/.274 with six home runs in 533 minor league games while seeing playing time at all nine defensive positions including innings as a pitcher. After a stint as the head coach for the University of Wisconsin-Stout baseball team Toby Gardenhire joined the Twins system, first with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in the Twins farm system. Since 2021, Toby has managed the Twins' AAA-affiliate St. Paul Saints. See also List of Major League Baseball managers by wins List of Major League Baseball players from Europe References External links Ron Gardenhire at Ultimate Mets Database Retrosheet Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Gardenhire bio at the Detroit Tigers' official website 1957 births Living people American expatriates in West Germany Arizona Diamondbacks coaches Baseball coaches from Oklahoma Baseball players from Oklahoma Detroit Tigers managers Jackson Mets players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Lynchburg Mets players Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball players from Germany Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third base coaches Manager of the Year Award winners Minnesota Twins coaches Minnesota Twins managers Minor league baseball managers New York Mets players Paris Dragons baseball players People from Butzbach Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) Portland Beavers players Texas Longhorns baseball players Tidewater Tides players