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| Frank Kremblas |
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Position: MGR
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| DOB: | 10/25/1966 |
| Resides: | Phoenix, AZ |
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Bio:
Frank Kremblas, who was named Southern League Manager-of-the-Year in 2003 and the “best managerial prospect” in the same circuit last summer, will serve as the Nashville Sounds manager in 2005 during the club’s first season as the top affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Kremblas -- who becomes the 21st different manager in the Sounds’ 28-year franchise history -- has served as Milwaukee’s Double-A skipper for the Huntsville Stars in each of the past three seasons and was recognized by his peers as the “best managerial prospect” in the Southern League in a 2004 Baseball America poll. The Stars finished the 2004 campaign with a 65-75 mark. Kremblas’ seven-year managerial record stands at 348-340 (.506).
Other highlights include serving as the West Division manager for the 2004 Southern League All-Star Game and as a coach (along with former Sounds manager Marty Brown) for the U.S. team in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game in Chicago.
In his second year as Huntsville’s skipper, Frank was chosen as the 2003 Southern League Manager-of-the-Year after leading his team to a 75-63 record, the Southern League West first-half title, and the Southern League Western Division Championship. Kremblas also served as a manager in the 2003 Arizona Fall League, leading the Peoria Saguaros to an 18-16 record.
In 2002, Kremblas guided the Stars to a 70-69 record, just missing the playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Frank managed High Desert in 2001, guiding the Mavericks into the second round of the California League playoffs, and in 2000, he led the Mudville Nine to a 35-35 record when he took over managerial duties after the all-star break. Prior to that, he was a member of the Expos’ system and managed Cape Fear of the South Atlantic League in 1999 and Montreal’s Gulf Coast League affiliate in 1998.
The former catcher, second baseman, and third baseman played college baseball at Eastern Kentucky University and was All-Ohio Valley Conference in both 1987 and 1988 before being selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round of the June 1989 draft. He played eight professional seasons, topping out at the Triple-A level and posting a .235 career average in 671 games.
The Carroll, Ohio native attended Canal Winchester High School, where he was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall Of Fame in 1997. During the summer of his collegiate career, he won a Great Lakes Collegiate League title as a member of the Columbus All-Americans.
His younger brother, Mike, played baseball for Ohio State and was a catcher in the Blue Jays, Brewers, and A’s farm systems (Frank managed his brother at Huntsville in 2003). His father, Frank Sr., was a three-year letter-winner on the Ohio State football team from 1956-58. In his junior season, Frank Sr. quarterbacked the Buckeyes to a 10-7 victory over Oregon in the Rose Bowl and a share of the 1957 national championship (UPI & Football Coaches polls).
Frank resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
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