Another managerial change
After missing the Frontier League playoffs for the first time since 2006, the Windy City ThunderBolts have decided to change managers.
Gone is Mike Kashirsky, who had a 141-100 career record, one league championship and two division titles.
Kashirsky's replacement is Morgan Burkhart, who is widely considered the best player the Frontier League has ever produced. Burkhart was most recently manager of the Calgary Vipers of the North American Baseball League. Burkhart won one league championship with Calgary.
Burkhart played for the Richmond Roosters from 1995 to ’98 and was named the league’s MVP three times. He had a .353 career batting average and his 36 home runs in 1998, when he won the triple crown, still stands as the single-season league record. That same year, Burkhart had a .404 batting average.
After playing in the Frontier League, Burkhart went on to play in 42 major league games with the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals.
Gone is Mike Kashirsky, who had a 141-100 career record, one league championship and two division titles.
Kashirsky's replacement is Morgan Burkhart, who is widely considered the best player the Frontier League has ever produced. Burkhart was most recently manager of the Calgary Vipers of the North American Baseball League. Burkhart won one league championship with Calgary.
Burkhart played for the Richmond Roosters from 1995 to ’98 and was named the league’s MVP three times. He had a .353 career batting average and his 36 home runs in 1998, when he won the triple crown, still stands as the single-season league record. That same year, Burkhart had a .404 batting average.
After playing in the Frontier League, Burkhart went on to play in 42 major league games with the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals.
Labels: Mike Kashirsky, Morgan Burkhart, Windy City ThunderBolts
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