Nick Capra
| Nick Capra | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Capra (left) with the White Sox in 2017 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 8, 1958 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 6, 1982, for the Texas Rangers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 24, 1991, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
Nick Lee Capra (born March 8, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He appeared in 45 Major League Baseball games over five seasons of a long professional career. He began coaching in 1996 and was the Chicago White Sox third base coach from 2017 to 2020.
Playing career
[edit]Capra attended Lamar Community College, Blinn College, and the University of Oklahoma. The Texas Rangers drafted him in the third round of the 1979 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. An outfielder, Capra made his professional debut with the Rangers' Double-A Tulsa Drillers affiliate in 1979.
He appeared in 45 MLB games over portions of five seasons, starting in 1982 for the Rangers. On September 22 of that season, he hit his only major league home run, a solo shot off Steve Baker of the Oakland Athletics.[1][2][3] He also played for Texas in parts of the 1983 and 1985 season before playing for the Kansas City Royals in 1988 then returning to the majors for a final time with the Rangers in 1991.[1]
In 1995, his final season as a player, he began the year as a replacement player with the Florida Marlins during the ongoing strike.[4][5] When the strike ended, he joined the Charlotte Knights and was chosen to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game.[6]
Over the course of a 17-season minor league career, he batted .294 with 85 home runs and 483 stolen bases.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Capra joined the Chicago White Sox in 1996 as a minor league manager, working at all levels of the minors for 11 seasons (1996–2005; 2008). In 2006 and 2007, he served Chicago as roving minor league hitting coordinator. Then from 2009 to 2011, he was the team's minor league field coordinator before becoming the club's director of player development for five seasons (2012–2016). On October 14, 2016, he was named the third base coach for the White Sox. His appointment to manager Rick Renteria's staff for 2017 was his first coaching role in the majors and his 22nd season in the White Sox organization.[7] The White Sox replaced him following the 2020 season as Tony La Russa became the team's manager.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nick Capra Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ "Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ "Nick Capra made it in 1st ML trip, saw 5 seasons, 45 games". Greatest 21 Days. December 10, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Grant, Evan (March 7, 1995). "Decision weighs heavy on Capra". Florida Today. pp. 1C, 2C. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Grant, Evan (May 3, 1995). "Lewis aims to end minors nightmare". USA Today. Gannett News Service. p. 5C. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ "Polley wants crack at 2nd All-Star MVP". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 30, 1995. p. 45. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Merkin, Scott (October 14, 2016). "McEwing named bench coach amid staff changes". whitesox.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ Schouwen, Daryl Van (October 31, 2020). "New White Sox manager Tony La Russa gets to work on coaching staff". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac