Dennis Neals Holmberg (born August 2, 1951 in Fremont, Nebraska) was a minor league baseball player and major league coach. He is currently a minor league baseball manager for the Auburn Doubledays of the New York-Penn League. August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Fremont is a city located in eastern Nebraska, in Dodge County, near Omaha. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Team logo of the Auburn Doubledays. ... The New York - Penn League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. ...

Holmberg attended Brewton-Parker College and was chosen by the Montreal Expos in 58th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but he declined to sign with them. The next year he was drafted in the 5th round by the Milwaukee Brewers, and he played eight seasons in their farm system. He began his professional career with the 1970 Newark Co-Pilots, splitting his time between third base and the outfield. In 1971, he was a part-time third baseman with the Danville Warriors. Holmberg spent the 1972 campaign with the San Antonio Brewers. In 1973, Dennis split his time between Danville and Shreveport. Brewton-Parker College is a four-year college whose main campus is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia. ... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 19, 34, 42, 44 Name Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969) Ballpark Miller Park (2001–present) County Stadium (1970-2000) Sicks Stadium (Seattle) (1969) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None... The farm system is a slang term used in baseball to refer to the systematic control or ownership of minor league baseball clubs by major league teams, who move players from the lowest to the highest classification as they gain experience and enjoy success at each level. ... The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ... The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. ...

1974 saw Holmberg back in Danville. Playing for Burlington in 1975, Holmberg did well at the plate but poorly in the field having thirty eight erors at third base. In 1976, Holmberg played for Burlington again, and he rounded out his playing career with sixteen games in Holyoke in 1977. League Midwest League Division Western Year founded 1947 Major League affiliation Kansas City Royals Home ballpark Community Field Previous home ballparks City Burlington, Iowa Current uniform colors Previous uniform colors Logo design Division titles League titles Manager Jim Gabella Owner The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball... The Holyoke Millers were a minor league baseball team located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. ...

After his playing career ended, he became a longtime member of the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Holmberg began his managerial career in the Brewers chain with the Newark Co-Pilots in 1977. He moved to the Blue Jays chain with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays in 1979. He jumped to the Kinston Eagles in 1980, then managed the Florence Blue Jays from 1981 to 1984. In 1986 he returned to Medicine Hat for one year. Holmberg managed the Dunedin Blue Jays from 1990 to 1993. He returned to Dunedin in 1996 and 1997. Since 2002, he has managed the Auburn Doubledays of the New York-Penn League, leading the team to the best record in the league in 2003 and 2004. Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ... The Medicine Hat Blue Jays was a rookie-level Pioneer League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 2003. ... Former minor league baseball team located in Kinston, NC. The Kinston Eagles was a name used by the teams of Kinston on and off from 1925 to 1986. ... The Florence Blue Jays of Florence, South Carolina began play in the South Atlantic League in 1981. ... The Dunedin Blue Jays are a minor league baseball team based in Dunedin, Florida. ... Team logo of the Auburn Doubledays. ... The New York - Penn League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. ...

In 1994 and 1995, Holmberg was the bullpen coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.

In 2005, the Milwaukee Brewers drafted Kenny Holmberg, Dennis' son in the 22nd round.

In 1985, when Holmberg was a coach for the Syracuse Chiefs, his wife Diane was driving with their two kids when a teenage kid hit the car. Diane has been in a vegetable state to this day. The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ...

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