Carlos Febles

Carlos Manuel Febles (, ; In 11 MLB games with the 1998 Royals, Febles batted 10-for-25 (.400).

Febles had a strong MLB rookie year in 1999, receiving early consideration as a potential Rookie of the Year candidate, and displaying strong defensive skills. Febles and fellow rookie Carlos Beltrán were nicknamed Dos Carlos (two Carlos) in Kansas City.

Febles batted a career-high .257 in 2000, then batted no higher than .245 the next three seasons. and ended his playing career in 2004 with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, where he batted .257 in 68 games.

Coaching career

In 2007, Febles began a long stint as a coach or manager in the Boston Red Sox organization. He served as a hitting coach with the Lowell Spinners in 2007, the Lancaster JetHawks in 2008, and the Salem Red Sox in 2009 and 2010. He then was named the 2011 manager of the Spinners, the Red Sox' Short-Season A New York–Penn League farm club. After one season, Febles was promoted to manage the Greenville Drive, the Red Sox' affiliate in the Class A South Atlantic League and then rehired for 2013. Another promotion followed when Febles was appointed manager of the 2014 Salem Red Sox, Boston's Class A Carolina League affiliate. Febles led the Red Sox to a 68–68 record and a berth in the Carolina League playoffs, where they were defeated by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, two games to one, in the opening round. Febles was reappointed as Salem's pilot for 2015, and led them to a 66–73 mark. He then was promoted to manager of the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs for 2016. In 2017, Febles spent his second consecutive year as the Sea Dogs' skipper. Through 2017, his win-loss record as a manager was 400–504 (.442).

Febles was named third base coach for the major-league Red Sox on November 2, 2017, and was in that role when the team won the 2018 World Series. He returned as Boston's third base coach for the 2019 season, but had to yield his coaching duties to assistant hitting coach Andy Barkett during June, due to pain in his right foot. Febles was dismissed by the Red Sox following the 2023 season. On November 7, 2023, Febles was hired to be the third base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Personal life Febles and his wife, Nedelin, have a son and a daughter.