Hainley Statia
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| Born: January 19, 1986 Willemstad, Curaçao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hainley Charles Statia (HINE-lee STAY-sha, born January 19, 1986, in Willemstad, Curaçao[1]) is a Curaçaoan former minor league baseball player and currently the manager of the Arizona Complex League Angels[2] and the Curaçao national baseball team. He also played for the Netherlands national team in the World Baseball Classic.
Playing career
Statia attended Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona, Florida. The Anaheim Angels drafted him in the 9th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[3] He was a 2006 Midwest League All-Star and 2007 California League All-Star.[1] He shared the Angels' minor league player of the year award in 2007.[4] He reached Triple-A in 2009 but never played in MLB.[3] He signed with the independent Lancaster Barnstormers after the 2010 season[5] but joined the Milwaukee Brewers organization before the start of the 2011 season. He played in the minors through 2014.[3]
Statia was also a member of the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC), suffering an injury during the second tournament,[6] 2013 WBC,[3] as well as the 2007 and 2014 European Baseball Championship.[7]
Coaching career
Statia was a hitting coach for the Arizona Brewers in 2016.[8] On January 26, 2017, Statia was introduced as the hitting coach for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class A Midwest League minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.[9] He later was a roving instructor in the Brewers system.[10]
Statia became the manager of the ACL Angels in 2024, winning the Los Angeles Angels' minor manager of the year award in his first season leading the team.[4][8]
Internationally, Statia became the manager of the Curaçao national team in 2021.[10] He led Curaçao to win the 2024 Caribbean Baseball Cup.[11]
References
- ^ a b Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim 2009 Media Guide. 2009. p. 188.
- ^ "Angels name 2026 player-development staff: Curaçao's Hainley Statia tabs as ACL Angels manager". Deporte Awe. 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ a b c d "Hainley Statia Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ a b Los Angeles Angels 2025 Media Guide. 2025. pp. 269, 254.
- ^ Transactions Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "World Baseball Classic over for Statia, Jurrjens might join Dutch". mister-baseball.com. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ Nederlands honkbalteam opent EK tegen Kroatië Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site (in Dutch)
- ^ a b "Hainley Statia - Minor League Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ "Timber Rattlers to have two new coaches". Post-Crescent Media. January 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ a b "Curaçao names former minor leaguer Hainley Statia as National Team manager". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2021. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ "Reporte final" (PDF). cocabe.es. Caribbean Baseball Confederation. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)