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3 unusual facts about Walt Hriniak


Lethbridge Dodgers

In 1976 Walt Hriniak managed the team to a last-place (30-42) finish.

Walt Hriniak

When basketball great Michael Jordan surprised the sports world in 1994 by signing a minor league baseball contract with the White Sox, Hriniak was brought in to help him with his batting technique.

After Mauch's firing, Hriniak was reassigned to the minor leagues by Montreal in 1976, then was hired as bullpen coach by the Boston Red Sox for the 1977 season.



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