Arguably the face of the Canadian Senior National Team, Stubby Clapp spent last season as a player-coach with the Edmonton Cracker Cats of the Northern League. Now he is going to take on the latter role on a more full-time basis in another organization.
Clapp has been named the new hitting coach for the Rookie-Class Greeneville Astros of the Appalachian League.
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Clapp has also played at every level professionally, including a 23 game stint with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2001. Clapp will be joined by a fellow Canadian on the Astros staff as former Senior National Team Coach Orv Franchuk was recently named hitting coordinator.
