DeRenne, Keoni
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| Birthname | Keoni Beau DeRenne | ||||
| born on | 30 April 1979 at 11:55 (= 11:55 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Honolulu, Hawaii, 21n18, 157w52 | ||||
| Timezone | HST h10w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   09°57'   03°31 Asc. 04°33'
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Biography
American professional baseball coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2022. He is the son of sports coach, researcher and professor Coop DeRenne.
DeRenne attended ʻIolani School in Honolulu, graduating in 1997. He enrolled at the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, where he was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference team as a shortstop. The Atlanta Braves selected DeRenne in the 12th round of the 2000 MLB draft, and he played in Minor League Baseball for the Braves, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations for eight seasons, followed by another three seasons in independent league baseball.
In 2012, DeRenne became a coach. After coaching in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs organizations, he joined the Kansas City Royals organization for the 2020 season. The Royals named him their assistant hitting coach after the 2021 season.
His great grandfather was baseball pitcher Wilbur Cooper.
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes birth news, Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii), 1 May 1979, page C1: "Coop DeRenne's wife, Debbie, gave birth to a baby boy in Honolulu a few minutes before noon yesterday."
Categories
- Family : Childhood : Family noted
- Vocation : Sports : Baseball (College and Minor League player)
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (MLB baseball team coach)