▁American ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁first ▁bas eman ▁and ▁current ▁minor ▁league ▁coach . ▁He ▁has ▁played ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ) ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁and ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays , ▁and ▁in ▁N ipp on ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁( NP B ) ▁for ▁the ▁Hans hin ▁Tig ers . ▁Prior ▁to ▁beginning ▁his ▁professional ▁career , ▁he ▁played ▁college ▁baseball ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁State . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁organization ▁as ▁a ▁coach . ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁career ▁H ague ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Kent , ▁Washington ▁and ▁attended ▁Kent wood ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Cov ington , ▁Washington . ▁For ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁baseball ▁team , ▁which ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Class ▁ 4 A ▁All - State ▁First ▁Team ▁as ▁a ▁pitch er ▁and ▁Second ▁Team ▁as ▁an ▁out f iel der . ▁H ague ▁began ▁his ▁college ▁baseball ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁H usk ies ▁baseball ▁team ▁for ▁three ▁seasons . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁ten ure ▁with ▁the ▁H usk ies ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁third ▁bas eman ▁and ▁out f iel der , ▁but ▁he ▁also ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁relief . ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁draft ed ▁H ague ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁round ▁( 3 4 7 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2