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Atlee Alan Cockrell (born December 5, 1962, in Kansas City, Kansas) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Cockrell is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee.

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round of the 1984 MLB amateur draft, Cockrell would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 7, 1996, and appear in his final game on September 29, 1996.

Cockrell was notable for his role as a replacement player during Spring Training prior to the 1995 season. Replacement players took over for professional baseball players when the Major League Baseball Players Association went on strike. The strike was resolved at the end of Spring Training. Cockrell would return to Major League Baseball with the Colorado Rockies in 1996, however, was blacklisted and not permitted to join the Major League Baseball Players Association. ^{[citation needed]}

As of the 2007 season, Cockrell is a coach under manager Clint Hurdle for the Colorado Rockies. ^{[citation needed]}

Teams

Colorado Rockies: 1996

External links

Alan Cockrell at Baseball Reference.com

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 Drafted by the [[San Francisco Giants]] in the 1st round of the 1984 [[MLB]] amateur draft, Cockrell would make his [[Major League Baseball]] debut with the [[Colorado Rockies]] on September 7, 1996, and appear in his final game on September 29, [[1996 in baseball|1996]].
-Cockrell was notable for his role as a [[replacement player]] during [[Spring Training]] prior to the [[1995 in baseball|1995 season]].  Replacement players took over for professional baseball players when the [[Major League Baseball Players Association]] went on strike.  The strike was resolved at the end of Spring Training.  Cockrell would return to [[Major League Baseball]] with the [[Colorado Rockies]] in 1996, however, was [[blacklisted]] and not permitted to join the [[Major League Baseball Players Association]].
+Cockrell was notable for his role as a [[replacement player]] during [[Spring Training]] prior to the [[1995 in baseball|1995 season]].  Replacement players took over for professional baseball players when the [[Major League Baseball Players Association]] went on strike.  The strike was resolved at the end of Spring Training.  Cockrell would return to [[Major League Baseball]] with the [[Colorado Rockies]] in 1996, however, was [[blacklisted]] and not permitted to join the [[Major League Baseball Players Association]]. {{fact}}
-As of the [[2007 in baseball|2007 season]], Cockrell is a coach under manager [[Clint Hurdle]] for the [[Colorado Rockies]].
+As of the [[2007 in baseball|2007 season]], Cockrell is a coach under manager [[Clint Hurdle]] for the [[Colorado Rockies]]. {{fact}}
 ==Teams==
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 *[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cockral01.shtml Alan Cockrell at ''Baseball Reference.com'']
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 [[Category:Major league players from Kansas|Cockrell, Alan]]
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 [[Category:Colorado Rockies players|Cockrell, Alan]]
 [[Category:Major league outfielders|Cockrell, Alan]]
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