Description
David Matthew Newhan (born September 7, 1973) is an American former professional baseball utility player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams during eight seasons. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
After serving three seasons as the hitting coach for the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Lake Elsinore Storm, Newhan was named by the Oakland Athletics to manage its MiLB affiliate, the Vermont Lake Monsters, for the 2014 season. He is currently a MiLB infield coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels after previously serving as the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers for two seasons.
Early life
Newhan's father is Ross Newhan, a baseball writer who received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 2000 from the Baseball Writers' Association of America and was honored during 2001 ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The elder Newhan spent 44 years as a sportswriter in the Los Angeles area, first for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and then for the Los Angeles Times, covering the Angels, the Dodgers, and the national baseball scene until his retirement in 2004.
David Newhan was an infielder at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. At Esparanza, he was teammate on the school's baseball team with Keith McDonald. He starred in high school, but only received scholarship offers at the Division II level.

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| Positions Played | MLB | 2006 | 87/93DH |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2006 | 1 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2006 | 3 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2006 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2006 | 2 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2006 | 4 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2006 | 49 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2006 | 64 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2006 | .292 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2006 | 73 |
| OPS | MLB | 2006 | .668 |
| SLG | MLB | 2006 | .374 |
| OBP | MLB | 2006 | .294 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2006 | .252 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2006 | 22 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2006 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2006 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2006 | 4 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2006 | 18 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2006 | 4 |
| Triples | MLB | 2006 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2006 | 4 |
| Hits | MLB | 2006 | 33 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2006 | 14 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2006 | 131 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2006 | 143 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2006 | 39 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2006 | -0.3 |
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2005 | 89H7/5D |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2005 | 1 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2005 | 2 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2005 | 5 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2005 | 2 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2005 | 2 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2005 | 68 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2005 | 59 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2005 | .283 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2005 | 58 |
| OPS | MLB | 2005 | .591 |
| SLG | MLB | 2005 | .312 |
| OBP | MLB | 2005 | .279 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2005 | .202 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2005 | 45 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2005 | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2005 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2005 | 9 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2005 | 21 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2005 | 5 |
| Triples | MLB | 2005 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2005 | 9 |
| Hits | MLB | 2005 | 44 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2005 | 31 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2005 | 218 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2005 | 249 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2005 | 96 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2005 | -0.3 |
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2004 | D975/H3 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2004 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2004 | 3 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2004 | 5 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2004 | 4 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2004 | 4 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2004 | 169 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2004 | 119 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2004 | .375 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2004 | 113 |
| OPS | MLB | 2004 | .814 |
| SLG | MLB | 2004 | .453 |
| OBP | MLB | 2004 | .361 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2004 | .311 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2004 | 72 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2004 | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2004 | 1 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2004 | 11 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2004 | 54 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2004 | 8 |
| Triples | MLB | 2004 | 7 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2004 | 15 |
| Hits | MLB | 2004 | 116 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2004 | 66 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2004 | 373 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2004 | 412 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2004 | 95 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2004 | 2.5 |
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