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{{Short description|Curaçaoan baseball player & coach (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Hensley Meulens
|image=Hensley Meulens 2011.jpg
|caption=Meulens in 2011
|team=Colorado Rockies
|position=[[Outfielder]] / [[Coach (baseball)|Coach]]
|number=31
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|6|23}}
|birth_place=[[Willemstad]], [[Curaçao]]
|death_date=
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 23
|debutyear=1989
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|debut2league = NPB
|debut2date=April 9
|debut2year=1994
|debut2team=Chiba Lotte Marines
|debut3league = KBO
|debut3date=
|debut3year=2000
|debut3team=SK Wyverns
|final2league = MLB
|final2date=May 14
|final2year=1998
|final2team=Arizona Diamondbacks
|finalleague = NPB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear=1996
|finalteam=Yakult Swallows
|final3league = KBO
|final3date=
|final3year=2000
|final3team=SK Wyverns
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.220
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=15
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=53
|stat2league = NPB
|stat21label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat21value=.246
|stat22label=[[Home run]]s
|stat22value=77
|stat23label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat23value=216
|stat3league = KBO
|stat31label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat31value=.196
|stat32label=[[Home run]]s
|stat32value=1
|stat33label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat33value=3
|teams=
'''As player'''
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1993}})
* [[Chiba Lotte Marines]] ({{npby|1994}})
* [[Yakult Swallows]] ({{npby|1995}}–{{npby|1996}})
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1997}})
* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|1998}})
* [[SK Wyverns]] ({{baseball year|2000}})
'''As coach'''
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2019}})
* [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2020}}) 
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2022}})
* [[Colorado Rockies]] ({{mlby|2023}}–present)
|highlights=
* 3× [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2010}}, {{wsy|2012}}, {{wsy|2014}})
* [[Japan Series]] champion ([[1995 Japan Series|1995]])
}}
'''Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens''' ({{IPA|pap|ˈhɛnsli ˈmʏiləns|[[Papiamento]] pronunciation:}}; born June 23, 1967), nicknamed "'''Bam Bam'''", is a [[Curaçao]]an [[professional baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and retired player. He is the hitting coach for the [[Colorado Rockies]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/rockies-hire-hensley-meulens-warren-schaeffer-to-coaching-staff.html | title=Rockies Hire Hensley Meulens, Warren Schaeffer to Coaching Staff | date=November 7, 2022 }}</ref>

A native of [[Curaçao]], he played from {{Baseball year|1989}} to {{Baseball year|2000}} in MLB, [[Nippon Professional Baseball]], and the [[KBO League]]. He was the first Curaçaoan to play in both MLB and the [[Dominican Professional Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eldia.com.do/deportes/2012/11/10/98824/Licey-gana-importante-partido-al-Escogido-y-sale-del-sotano |title=Licey gana importante partido al Escogido y sale del sotano |publisher=El Día (November 10, 2012) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215221443/http://eldia.com.do/deportes/2012/11/10/98824/Licey-gana-importante-partido-al-Escogido-y-sale-del-sotano |archive-date=December 15, 2014 }}</ref>

Hitting home runs left-handed while playing softball as a teenager earned Meulens the nickname "Bam Bam" when his friends compared his power to the [[Flintstones]] cartoon character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1883842/bam_bam_meulens_is_grizzlies_hitting_coach|title="BAM-BAM" Meulens is Grizzlies Hitting Coach|publisher=CBS47.tv (April 13, 2009)|access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Minor leagues===
Hensley Meulens was signed by the Yankees as an undrafted free agent in 1985.  After struggling in his first professional season in 1986 with the [[Gulf Coast Yankees]], Meulens made a splash in 1987 with Single-A [[Prince William Yankees|Prince William]], hitting .300 with 28 HR and 103 RBI, also being named to the [[Carolina League]] All-Star team.  His hitting cooled somewhat in 1988 and 1989 as he split time between the Double-A [[Albany-Colonie Yankees]] of the Eastern League and the Triple-A [[Columbus Clippers]] of the [[International League]].

His bat rebounded in 1990 for Columbus as he helped lead the team to the 1990 [[International League]] championships (where they ultimately lost to [[Rochester Red Wings|Rochester]]), hitting .285 with 26 HR and 96 RBI, and was named the 1990 International League MVP.  Meulens' impressive 1990 season earned him a spot on the Yankees roster in 1991,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D8153BF93BA15751C0A967958260|title=Hard-Working Meulens Gets a Shot |publisher=New York Times (February 28, 1991)|last=Martinez|first=Michael|access-date=January 4, 2009 | date=February 28, 1991}}</ref> but he was back in Columbus in 1992 to help lead the Clippers to the [[Governors' Cup|Governors' Cup Championship]].

===New York Yankees (1989–1993)===
Meulens made his major league debut with the [[New York Yankees]] on August 23, 1989.  Meulens never attained a permanent spot on the New York lineup, despite spending the entire 1991 season on the Yankees roster.  Averaging a strike-out every three at bats, Meulens platooned in left field with [[Mel Hall]].  He saw limited action with the Yankees in late-season call-ups in 1992 and  1993.

===Japan (1994–1996)===
In November 1993, the Yankees sold Meulens' contract to the [[Chiba Lotte Marines]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DD173EF934A15752C1A965958260|title=Meulens to Play in Japan|publisher=[[New York Times]] (November 27, 1993)|access-date=August 23, 2008 | date=November 27, 1993}}</ref> where he spent the 1994 season, hitting 23 [[home run]]s, driving in 69 runs, while accumulating 135 [[strikeouts]] to go with a .248 AVG.  The following season, Meulens signed with the [[Yakult Swallows]], helping lead them to the [[1995 Japan Series]] championship after hitting 29 home runs and totaling 80 RBI. He was back again in 1996 hitting 25 homers to go with 67 RBI.

===Back to America (1997–2002)===
He returned to North America in 1997, and after an unsuccessful tryout with the [[Atlanta Braves]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1997/02/26/1997-02-26_bam-bam_s_brave_world__ex-ya.html |title=BAM-BAM'S BRAVE WORLD EX-YANK PHENOM IS BACK |publisher=[[New York Daily News]] (February 26, 1997) |last=Harper |first=John |access-date=August 23, 2008 |date=February 26, 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605023716/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1997/02/26/1997-02-26_bam-bam_s_brave_world__ex-ya.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/032197/spo_notebook.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070811025843/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/032197/spo_notebook.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2007|title=Braves Notebook|publisher=[[Augusta Chronicle]] (March 21, 1997)|last=Zack|first=Bill|access-date=August 23, 2008 }}</ref> he reached the Majors again briefly playing with the [[Montreal Expos]] (while having a good season for the Expos' AAA affiliate [[Ottawa Lynx]]) and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]].

Unable to secure a contract with a major league team in 1999, Meulens signed with the [[Newark Bears]] of the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|Atlantic League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newarkbears.com/releases/04_08_99.htm|title=NEWARK BEARS SIGN "BAM BAM"|publisher=NewarkBears.com (April 9, 1999)|access-date=September 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991002201436/http://newarkbears.com/releases/04_08_99.htm |archive-date=October 2, 1999}}</ref> He made one last stop in Asia, playing 14 games with the [[SK Wyverns]] of the [[KBO League]], batting only .196, before heading his professional playing career to the [[Mexican League (baseball)|Mexican League]] with the [[Saraperos de Saltillo]] in 2001 and finally retiring, in 2002, after a mid-season injury while playing with the [[Pericos de Puebla]].

===International competition===
Meulens represented the [[Netherlands]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney, Australia]]. His 4th-inning double gave the Cuban team their first Olympic loss in 21 games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/20/news/ss-24081|title=Meulens' Double Leads Netherlands to Upset of Cuba|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] (September 20, 2000)|access-date=August 23, 2008 | date=September 20, 2000}}</ref>  Ultimately, the Netherlands took fifth place in the final standings. He returned to the team as a coach for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]].  Meulens was named to serve as manager for the team during the [[2013 World Baseball Classic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Meulens-will-manage-in-WBC-3934141.php|title=Meulens will manage in WBC|publisher=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] (October 10, 2012)|access-date=February 6, 2013 | date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>

Meulens also played for the Dutch team in the 2001 [[Baseball World Cup]] in [[Taichung, Taiwan]] and [[2002 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|2002 Intercontinental Cup]] in [[Havana, Cuba]].

==Coaching career==
Meulens began his coaching career with the [[Bluefield Orioles]] for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. From {{Baseball year|2005}}-{{Baseball year|2008}}, he was the hitting coach of the [[Indianapolis Indians]], the Triple-A affiliate of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianapolis.indians.milb.com/roster/page.jsp?ymd=20050902&content_id=24686&vkey=roster_t484&fext=.jsp&sid=t484|title=Indianapolis Indians Roster - 2008 Field Staff|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=August 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianapolis.indians.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080908&content_id=456089&vkey=pr_t484&fext=.jsp&sid=t484|title=Jewett and Meulens will not return in 2009|publisher=Minor League Baseball|last=Bosma|first=Brian|access-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref> also coaching in the [[Arizona Fall League]] for the [[Peoria Saguaros]] in 2005 and the [[Hawaii Winter Baseball]] league for the [[Honolulu Sharks]] in the 2006 off-season.  In 2009, Meulens served as hitting coach for the [[Fresno Grizzlies]], the Triple–A affiliate of the [[San Francisco Giants]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3752535|title=Rohn Returns To Lead Grizzlies 2009 Field Staff|date=December 15, 2008|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com|access-date=December 15, 2008}}</ref> Meulens reached the [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] ranks as batting coach in 2010, serving as hitting coach for the [[San Francisco Giants]]  following the firing of previous hitting coach [[Carney Lansford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-giants-meulens&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Giants hire Meulens as hitting coach |publisher=Yahoo.com |access-date=November 2, 2009 }} {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He helped the Giants win a World Series in three of his first five years.  In November 2017, Meulens became one of six candidates interviewed by the [[New York Yankees]] for their vacant manager position, following the decision not to renew the contract of [[Joe Girardi]].  The other candidates were [[Carlos Beltran]], [[Aaron Boone]], [[Rob Thomson]], [[Eric Wedge]] and [[Chris Woodward]].

Meulens also runs the Dutch Antilles Baseball Academy in [[Curaçao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dabacur.com/index.html |title=Dutch Antilles Baseball Academy Curaçao |access-date=August 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004224955/http://www.dabacur.com/index.html |archive-date=October 4, 2011 }}</ref>
He is reportedly interested in starting a baseball league in Curaçao in association with Major League Baseball's RBI Program.

Meulens was named bench coach of the [[New York Mets]] on December 8, 2019, for the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metsinsider.mlblogs.com/mets-announce-2020-coaching-staff-f6834a515f17|title=Mets Announce 2020 Coaching Staff|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=New York Mets|author-link=New York Mets|date=December 8, 2019|access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> Meulens was fired after the season and was replaced by [[Dave Jauss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/mets-to-hire-dave-jauss-as-bench-coach.html|title=Mets To Hire Dave Jauss As Bench Coach|date=December 13, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2021}}</ref>

Meulens managed the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]] in the [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|2020 Olympic Baseball Qualifier]], where the Dutch team failed to qualify to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hensley Meulens to manage Netherlands at final WBSC Olympic Baseball Qualifier|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/hensley-meulens-to-manage-netherlands-at-final-wbsc-olympic-baseball-qualifier|website=wbsc.org|date=23 February 2021|access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>

On February 28, 2022, the [[New York Yankees]] announced that Meulens would serve as assistant hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-yankees-name-hensley-meulens-assistant-hitting-coach|title = Yankees name Hensley Meulens assistant hitting coach|website = [[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

On November 7, 2022, the [[Colorado Rockies]] announced that they had hired Meulens as their hitting coach starting with the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harding |first1=Thomas |title=Rockies name Meulens as 2023 hitting coach |url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/hensley-meulens-warren-schaeffer-join-rockies-coaching-staff |access-date=7 November 2022 |work=MLB.com |date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Meulens is married to Gyselle Meulens Petronia and has four daughters, 2 from a previous marriage—Marilise Aimee Meulens-Pasquaretta, Danielle Marie Antonia Meulens-Ebecilio, Mia Valentina Turya, and Evangelina Cristina Vuri. In addition to the two daughters he has with his wife, Gyselle, he also has a son, Elijah Gabriel Ludwig.

Meulens speaks five languages: [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Papiamento]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianapolis.indians.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080312&content_id=358708&vkey=news_t484&fext=.jsp&sid=t484|title=Catching up w/ Hitting Coach Hensley Meulens|publisher=IndyIndians.com (March 12, 2008)|last=Segal|first=Matt|access-date=September 2, 2008}}</ref>

On April 27, 2012, Meulens was awarded the order of Knight in the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] by [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]].  A ceremony was held at AT&T Park on July 13, 2012, where he was introduced as 'Sir' Hensley Meulens.  The award ceremony highlighted his role in victory by The Netherlands in the [[2011 Baseball World Cup]].

==Notes==
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==External links==
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