| Randy Ready | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: January 8, 1960 Fremont, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1983 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 9, 1995 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 40 |
| Runs batted in | 239 |
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Randall Max Ready (born January 8, 1960 in Fremont, California), is a former professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the San Diego Padres . Ready played in the major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1983 to 1995. He also played one season in Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1996. He was a minor league coach for the Detroit Tigers and served as a minor league coach for the Padres.
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Playing career
Ready played in Puerto Rico's winter league for the Mayaguez Indios in 1985-86. On June 12, 1986, Ready was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Tim Pyznarski on October 29, 1986 to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. On June 2, 1989, he was traded by the San Diego Padres with John Kruk to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris James. On April 28, 1991, Ready was on the verge of completing a rare unassisted triple play. In the first inning of a game against the San Diego Padres, Ready caught a line drive hit by Tony Gwynn, stepped on second to force out Paul Faries and could have easily tagged out Tony Fernandez for the third and final out, but he elected to throw the ball to first baseman Ricky Jordan.[1]
Managing career
Ready returned to baseball as a manager for the Oneonta Tigers in 2002-2003, where he was named the New York-Penn League Manager of the Year after leading the Tigers to a 47-27 (.635) record and a division title 2002. Ready returned to the San Diego Padres minor league system and served as manager of the Fort Wayne Wizards (Class A, Fort Wayne, Indiana) from 2004 until 2006. In 2007, Ready was named the manager of the San Antonio Missions (Class AA, San Antonio, Texas) for their inaugural season with the San Diego Padres organization. He led the team to a 73-66 (.525) record and the Texas League championship. On December 14, 2007, Ready was named the manager of the Portland Beavers (Class AAA, Portland, Oregon),[2] a position he held until being named the hitting coach of the San Diego Padres on July 31, 2009.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.retrosheet.org/Triple%20Plays%201970-2008.pdf
- ^ portlandbeavers.com: Press Releases
- ^ [1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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