Coaching Staff

Incaviglia enters his 3rd season with the Railroaders after three years as the manager of the Tri-City ValleyCats in Troy, New York. His coaching career began in 2003 as the hitting coach for the Erie SeaWolves. From 2006 on, Incaviglia has managed every team he’s been on staff, including the Grand Prairie AirHogs, Sugar Land Skeeters, and Laredo Lemurs. The Lemurs were a part of the American Association League during Incavigilia’s tenure where they won the championship in 2015. The Railroaders hired Incaviglia on Oct. 8, 2023.

Born in Pebble Beach, California, Incaviglia was drafted in the 10th round of the 1982 MLB Amateur Draft by the San Francisco Giants out of Monterey High School but decided to play college baseball instead at Oklahoma State University. In 3 seasons with the Cowboys, he hit 100 home runs and had a slugging percentage of .915. His final year in Stillwater, Oklahoma was historic as he hit 48 home runs on a 1.140 slugging percentage. He still holds the NCAA Division I record for career home runs, home runs in a season, and slugging percentage in a season. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Incaviglia was drafted once again in the 1985 MLB draft. He went 8th overall to the Montreal Expos and was later traded to the Texas Rangers. The power-hitter out of Stillwater became the 15th player in MLB history to debut in the majors without ever playing in the minor leagues since the amateur draft began in 1965. Incaviglia played 12 seasons in the majors with over 4,600 plate appearances in 1,284 games. He had 1,043 hits and 206 home runs in his career with the Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees.

Chris Michalak pitched in 61 games for four major league organizations (ARI, TOR, TEX, CIN) racking up 87 strikeouts in 191.1 innings. Michalak was a 12th round draft pick of the Oakland A’s in the 1993 MLB Draft. In 1997 he made his debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks after signing as a free agent.

Michalak entered coaching in 2009 as the pitching coach of the Hagerstown Suns. Michalak, a native of Joliet, Illinois attended Joliet Catholic Academy before playing baseball at the University of Notre Dame. 

Brantley Bell joins the Railroaders as a player-coach after spending 2025 in the American Association with the Kansas City Monarchs. Bell was an 11th round draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds in the 2015 June Amateur Draft. Bell has also spent time in the American Association as part of the Chicago Dogs organization where he was an All-Star in 2024.

In 2022 Bell was named the Frontier League MVP with the Tri-City ValleyCats after posting 24 home runs and a league leading 81 RBIs.

Bell brings over 10 years of experience across all levels of baseball. He is the son of former major league player Jay Bell.

Carter Linton joins the Cleburne Railroaders for his first season with the club in 2026. Linton is a native of Kingstown, Tennessee. After graduating from Dobyns-Bennett High School where he led his varsity squad to a district championship, Linton attended Columbia State Community College. 

After a brief stint at Columbia State CC making five appearances and striking out seven hitters, Linton transferred to East Tennessee State University. In one season (2018) at ETSU, Linton appeared in 14 games across 14.1 innings and picked up his first Division-I win against Radford on April 4. 

Linton finished his collegiate career at Tusculum University making six appearances on the mound. He spent time in the Atlanta Braves farm system in 2021. Carter is the son of Doug and Jamie Linton. Doug spent 18 years in the majors across seven organizations (TOR, LAA, NYM, KCR, MIN, BAL, COL, ATL).