Walter William "Chip" Hale (born December 2, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and third baseman, and current bench coach for the Washington Nationals. He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics, and managed the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played college baseball at the University of Arizona. He played High School baseball at Campolindo H.S., Moraga CA.\n', '

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Hale made his Major League Baseball debut with the Twins on August 27, 1989, and appeared in his final game May 4, 1997.\n', '

Chip Hale is associated with one of the most famous bloopers in baseball history. On May 27, 1991, while playing for the Class AAA Portland Beavers, he hit a deep fly ball to right where outfielder Rodney McCray attempted to catch the ball and ran through the wall.\n', '

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