"He played good enough baseball to end up at Boston College as a 2nd baseman. He finished his 2015 senior season with a .284 batting average and a .747 OPS. Butera was never a big weapon, but he did manage to get drafted in the 35th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately, Butera never stood out too much. He play Rookie ball and had a brief Low-A ball stint."
"In the 2017 season, Butera shifting from playing to coach. He was the Bench Coach for the Hudson Valley Renegades, located in Fishkill, NY, just outside of NYC. As you can imagine, Low-A Ball has high turnover at that quickly landed Butera as the Manager in 2018. He remained in that role for two years, both of which they won their division, although without winning the ultimate title."
Blake Butera, 33, was hired as the Washington Nationals manager and is the youngest MLB hire in over 50 years. He grew up in Madisonville, Louisiana, and played second base at Boston College, finishing his 2015 senior season with a .284 batting average and a .747 OPS. Drafted in the 35th round by the Tampa Bay Rays, he played two years in the minors with strong numbers in Princeton but struggled after promotion to Hudson Valley. He transitioned to coaching in 2017, became Hudson Valley manager in 2018 with two division titles, then managed the Charleston RiverDogs to an 82-38 record and won Manager of the Year.
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