Professional Baseball Player and Coach. He was drafted in the 1993 MLB draft in the 14th round as an outfielder by the Baltimore Orioles. He did not make his major league debut until April 3, 1996 for the Detroit Tigers where he played until being traded to the Cincinnati Reds for the 2000 season for one year and then traded again for the 2001 season to the Colorado Rockies. He also played in the Australian Baseball League in 1995 and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2003 and 2004 where he earned All-Star honors and a Atlantic League championship with the Long Island Ducks in 2004. In his college years he attended Creighton University where he played on their 1991 College World Series team. He also played collegiate summer baseball in 1992 in the Cape Cod Baseball League. When he retired from playing he turned to the coaching side of the game where he coached the Delmarva Shorebirds as a field coach and the Pittsburgh Pirates as a roving instructor. Next he landed a position with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2017 until 2019 as a first base coach and an outfield coach. In 2020 he became a base running and bunting coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies. His final coaching position was with the Detroit Tigers as their first base coach. He passed away after collapsing while visiting his father in Omaha, Nebraska.
Professional Baseball Player and Coach. He was drafted in the 1993 MLB draft in the 14th round as an outfielder by the Baltimore Orioles. He did not make his major league debut until April 3, 1996 for the Detroit Tigers where he played until being traded to the Cincinnati Reds for the 2000 season for one year and then traded again for the 2001 season to the Colorado Rockies. He also played in the Australian Baseball League in 1995 and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2003 and 2004 where he earned All-Star honors and a Atlantic League championship with the Long Island Ducks in 2004. In his college years he attended Creighton University where he played on their 1991 College World Series team. He also played collegiate summer baseball in 1992 in the Cape Cod Baseball League. When he retired from playing he turned to the coaching side of the game where he coached the Delmarva Shorebirds as a field coach and the Pittsburgh Pirates as a roving instructor. Next he landed a position with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2017 until 2019 as a first base coach and an outfield coach. In 2020 he became a base running and bunting coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies. His final coaching position was with the Detroit Tigers as their first base coach. He passed away after collapsing while visiting his father in Omaha, Nebraska.
Bio by: Alan
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