{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Kyle Hudson | image = Kyle Hudson on September 12, 2011.jpg | width = 240 | caption = Hudson with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011 | team = | position = Outfielder / Coach | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|7}} | birth_place = Mattoon, Illinois, U.S. | bats = Left | throws = Left | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 4 | debutyear = 2011 | debutteam = Baltimore Orioles | finalleague = MLB | finaldate = September 28 | finalyear = 2011 | finalteam = Baltimore Orioles | statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .143 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 0 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 2 | teams = ;As player * Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2011}}) ;As coach * Cleveland Indians / Guardians ({{mlby|2020}}–{{mlby|2022}}) * Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2023}}–{{mlby|2026}}) }} '''Kyle Jordan Hudson''' (born January 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles in 2011. He is the former third base coach for the Boston Red Sox.
==Playing career== ===Amateur career=== Hudson played college baseball and college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He started at wide receiver for the Fighting Illini from 2005 to 2007.
===Baltimore Orioles=== Hudson was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060508aab.html |title=Hudson Drafted by Baltimore in Fourth Round |access-date=2011-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401181724/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060508aab.html |archive-date=2012-04-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Hudson was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/090111aaa.html |title=Hudson Called Up to Orioles |access-date=2011-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106203335/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/090111aaa.html |archive-date=2011-11-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Hudson was released by the Orioles as of January 17, 2012.
===Later career=== On January 28, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Texas Rangers Sign OF Kyle Hudson To Minor League Contract With Invitation To Major League Spring Training Camp |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/texas-rangers-sign-of-kyle-hudson-to-minor-league-contract/c-26499172 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=MLB.com |date=January 28, 2012 |language=en}}</ref> He also received an invitation to spring training.<ref name=":0" /> On March 31, 2012, Hudson was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for future considerations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4880635/rangers-trade-of-kyle-hudson-to-tampa |title=Rangers trade OF Kyle Hudson to Tampa |work=ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth |first=Richard |last=Durrett |date=March 31, 2012}}</ref>
In May 2012, Hudson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rich Thompson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2012 |title=Rays acquire Thompson for Hudson |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2012/05/17/rays-acquire-thompson-for-hudson/29099041007/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Hudson signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in December 2013. On January 22, 2014, he was assigned to AAA Salt Lake Bees. On March 27, 2014, he was demoted to AA Arkansas Travelers. He was released by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 2, 2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Hudson agreed to a job as a volunteer assistant as the University of Illinois in January 2015 though he later, on June 13, 2015, signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011615aaa.html|title=Kyle Hudson to Join Illinois Staff as Volunteer Assistant Coach|work=fightingillini.com|date=January 16, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128145642/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011615aaa.html|archive-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared in nine games for the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, exclusively as a pinch runner and was released on August 12.
==Coaching career== Hudson served as bench coach for the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, in 2019. Hudson was promoted to the Indians' major league coaching staff for the 2020 season, serving as staff assistant. On January 4, 2023, Hudson was named the first base coach and outfield instructor for the Boston Red Sox.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/red-sox-finalize-2023-coaching-staff-with-official-announcement-of-kyle-hudson-hire/ar-AA15YUWK |title=Red Sox finalize 2023 coaching staff with official announcement of Kyle Hudson hire |first=Julian |last=McWilliams |website=The Boston Globe |via=MSN.com |date=January 4, 2023 |accessdate=January 12, 2023}}</ref> After one season as first base coach, Hudson was named the Red Sox' third base coach in January 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-red-sox-set-2024-major-league-coaching-staff |title=Red Sox set 2024 Major League coaching staff |website=MLB.com |publisher=Boston Red Sox |date=January 18, 2024 |accessdate=January 19, 2024}}</ref> He was fired on April 25, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Sox part ways with Cora and 5 members of staff amid rough start to '26|url=https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/red-sox-dismiss-alex-cora-and-members-of-coaching-staff|website=MLB.com|date=April 25, 2026|access-date=April 25, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category}} {{baseballstats|mlb=543340 |espn=31246|br=h/hudsoky01 |fangraphs=sa454516 |brm=hudson001kyl}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401181750/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hudson_kyle00.html Illinois Fighting Illini bio]
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