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ASU Baseball: Willie Bloomquist Named New Head Coach
The Arizona State University Sun Devils are hiring Willie Bloomquist to replace Tracy Smith as the team's baseball head coach.
TEMPE, AZ — The ASU Sun Devils are turning to an alum to be the school's next baseball head coach.
Willie Bloomquist, who played in Tempe from 1997-99, replaces Tracy Smith, who was fired by the university Monday.
Bloomquist is a 14-year Major Leaguer who previously spent five years as a special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks President & CEO Derrick Hall.
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Prior to that, Bloomquist served on the board of directors for USA Baseball, after playing for the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, D-backs and Cincinnati Reds.
Bloomquist was the 1999 Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year, while also leading the Sun Devils to the 1998 College World Series.
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Bloomquist's hire is contingent upon approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.
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