Chris Miyake   |   AA

[1999] - Northern League Eastern Division All-Star SS  [2000] - Northern League Eastern Division All-Star SS

Miyake, 32, became the second manager in Bockton Rox history when he was promoted to the post in October 2005. He spent the previous three seasons as the club's hitting coach. The Rox finished fourth in the league in hitting last season with a .284 average, with the second highest total of hits (917). Under Miyake's guidance in 2004 the Rox led the league in home runs (87), and finished second in the loop for fewest strikeouts (512). A shortstop, Chris was one of the top hitters in University of California San Diego history. He compiled a .365 career batting average and broke the single-season record for triples in a season with 12 three-baggers. The southern California native was drafted in the 22nd round in 1995 by the Pittsburgh Pirates and advanced as high as Double A Carolina in 1998. He spent the next three seasons playing independent ball, for Adirondack, Albany and New Jersey. Miyake's coaching career began in 2002, when he became hitting coach for the Adirondack Lumberjacks of the Northern League. In 2003, he joined the Rox as hitting coach.