Rocket Wheeler

Baseball Player

1955 –

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Who is Rocket Wheeler?

Ralph Norman "Rocket" Wheeler is a former minor league infielder and the current minor league manager for the Rookie class Gulf Coast Braves. Wheeler attended the University of Houston where he obtained his nickname "Rocket" for his speed and hustle.

Wheeler was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. He played in the Blue Jays farm system until 1982, including stints with the Florence Blue Jays and the Kinston Eagles. He was honored by the Kinston Indians by being inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

He stayed with the Blue Jays system when he began his managerial career in 1985. He managed the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, the GCL Blue Jays, the St. Catharines Stompers, the Dunedin Blue Jays, and the Tennessee Smokies. After the 2002 season, Wheeler was let go by the Toronto front office, and he moved over to the Atlanta Braves farm system managing the Rome Braves and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. On November 18, 2010, Wheeler was named the manager of the Mississippi Braves.

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Born
Jan 11, 1955
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  • University of Houston

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on July 23, 2013

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