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**Scott Ullger**
Scott Ullger
	First baseman
	Born: June 10, 1955 (age 54); New York, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1983 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 1983 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Batting average	.190
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	5
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (1983);

Scott Matthew Ullger (born June 10, 1955 in New York, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player and current third base coach of the Minnesota Twins. Ullger is frequently referred to as "Scotty" by Twins faithfuls and by broadcasters Bert Blyleven and Dick Bremer.

Ullger, from Plainview, New York, was drafted by the Twins in 1977 and called up in 1983 after a successful minor league career. This did not, however, translate to big league success as Ullger played only 35 games in the majors, primarily at first base, all in the 1983 season.

After his playing career, he got into coaching. Ullger became the manager of the Visalia Oaks in 1988, becoming the California League Manager of the Year in 1990. He also had successful runs with the Portland Beavers/Salt Lake Buzz when the team was the Twins' AAA affiliate.

In 1995, Ullger became the Twins’ first base coach. He went 3-2 in a brief unofficial managerial stint in 2002, while Manager Ron Gardenhire was absent. Following the 2005 season, Ullger was shifted and became the Twins’ new third base coach, a position which he still holds.

In May, 2008, Ullger managed the team for five games due to the untimely death of Ron Gardenhire's brother Mike, and for a road game in New York at the end of the month while Gardenhire attended his daughter's high school graduation.

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Minnesota Twins Bio
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Nystrom, Thor, May 30, 2008. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080530&content_id=2803083&vkey=news_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min. Retrieved on October 12, 2008. Article on Ullger's interim managerial terms.

Preceded by Ron Gardenhire	Minnesota Twins Third Base Coach 1995–1998	Succeeded by Ron Gardenhire
Preceded by Terry Crowley	Minnesota Twins Hitting Coach 1999-2005	Succeeded by Joe Vavra
Preceded by Al Newman	Minnesota Twins Third Base Coach 2006-present	Succeeded by incumbent