Scott Ullger

Scott Matthew Ullger was born on June 10, 1955 in New York City.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round 18 of the 1977 MLB Draft. He played 35 big league games for the Twins in 1983, hitting .190 with no home runs and just five RBI. This was his only action at the Major League level, but Ullger continued playing in the minor leagues through 1987.

He was hired as a manager in the Twins minor league system after retiring as a player. Ullger was 576-433 as a minor league manager between 1988 and 1994, managing at three different levels. He won the Southern League (Double-A) title with the Orlando Sun Rays in 1991. Minnesota hired him as their Major League first base coach in 1995. Ullger became the third base coach in 2006, and the bench coach in 2011. The Twins moved him back to coaching first base in 2013. He was fired, along with Ron Gardenhire and several other longtime coaches, following the 2014 season.

Regardless of his role at the time, Ullger was often the Twins acting manager whenever Gardenhire got ejected. He went 3-2 during a five game Gardenhire absence in 2002, and 4-2 during six more games that Gardenhire missed in 2008.

• 1990 California League Manager of the Year
  • Class-A Advanced