Background
Budaska was born on December 27, 1952, in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Budaska was born on December 27, 1952, in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
He is an alumnus of Granada Hills (California) High School. He was undrafted and was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1973. Playing career
Budaska played five seasons at the Triple-A level, but just 13 games in the Major Leagues.
He played his final MLB game on August 18, 1981.
Coaching career
Prior to joining the Memphis coaching staff in 2008, Budaska spent the six years in the Boston Red Sox organization. He had three seasons (2004–2007) with Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in the International League.
In 2002–2003, he was the hitting coach of the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. He also served as hitting coach and first base coach for a major league team in Taiwan from 1998–2000.