Kash Beauchamp

Kash Beauchamp
Outfielder
Born: January 8, 1963 Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Pioneer League debut
1982, for the Medicine Hat Blue Jays
Last Northern League appearance
2001, for the Lincoln Saltdogs
Career statistics
Batting average	.285
Home runs	83
Runs batted in	464
Managerial statistics
Wins	354
Losses	373
Teams
Playing career Medicine Hat Blue Jays (1982) Florence Blue Jays (1983) Kinston Blue Jays (1984) Knoxville Blue Jays (1984–1988) Syracuse Chiefs (1986) Greenville Braves (1988) Richmond Braves (1988–1989) Shreveport Captains (1990) Phoenix Firebirds (1990) Chattanooga Lookouts (1993) Rochester Aces (1993) San Antonio Missions (1994) Albuquerque Dukes (1994) Edmonton Trappers (1995) New Jersey Jackals (2000) Yuma Bullfrogs (2001) Lincoln Saltdogs (2001) Managerial career New Jersey Jackals (2000) Lincoln Saltdogs (2001) Adirondack Lumberjacks (2002) Bangor Lumberjacks (2003–2004) Pensacola Pelicans (2006) Anderson Joes (2007) Wichita Wingnuts (2008)

James Kash Beauchamp (born January 8, 1963 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma) is the son of Jim Beauchamp, and a former minor league baseball outfielder and manager. Beauchamp originally attended Grove High School in Oklahoma and then Bacone College. He was drafted first overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1982 January amateur draft, ahead of names such as Kirby Puckett and Randy Myers.

Beauchamp played 12 seasons in the minors, seeing moderate success but never reaching the Majors, although he did get as high as Triple-A. He displayed good speed at the beginning of his professional career, stealing as many as 25 bases in a season, although as his career went on he stole less and less each year.

In 1984, he was the MVP of the Carolina League All-Star Game, going 5-for-6 with a home run, two triples and five RBI. He was voted Best Defensive Outfielder and Outfielder With the Best Arm that year by Baseball America.

Beauchamp was the first player to be signed to a professional (major league affiliated) contract out of the independent leagues when, after hitting .367 with the Rochester Aces of the Northern League in 1993, he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds.

He ended his playing career in 1995, and afterward he began managing and coaching various teams in different independent leagues. From 1995 to 1997, he was a hitting coach in the Montreal Expos farm system. From 1998 to 2000, he managed the New Jersey Jackals of the Northeast League. He managed the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2001 and then the Adirondack Lumberjacks for the next three seasons. He didn't manage in 2005, instead serving as the scouting director for the Golden Baseball League. During his time with the Golden League he was picked up as hitting coach for the Samurai Bears. He also had a role in the movie Season of the Samurai. He managed the Pensacola Pelicans of the American Association in 2006. In 2007, he served as Vice President/Director of Baseball Operations for the South Coast League. He also served as manager of the league's Anderson Joes franchise for the final 37 games of the 2007 season. Beauchamp left both positions in November 2007^[1] to become manager of the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association.

On July 9, 2008, Beauchamp had a major tirade, taking off his shoe and trying to make the umpire smell his shoe along with his armpit; he received a four-game suspension for his actions. His extreme emotional blowup, arguing the controversial call on behalf of his players, received national attention via major television networks and has become something of an internet sensation.^[2] At the end of the 2008 season, the Wingnuts decided not to retain Beauchamp as their manager.

Beauchamp is now a private instructor and coaches academy teams for Perfect Practice Athletic Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Notes

2. Marshall, John (2008-07-11), "Wingnuts manager suspended over tirade with ump", Dallas Morning News, retrieved 2008-07-11

References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)