Thomas Jones Goodwin(born July 27, 1968) is an American formerprofessional baseballplayer and the current first base coach for theAtlanta Braves.He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for 14 seasons, primarily as acenter fielder,from 1991 to 2004. As a player, he was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg); he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Goodwin has coached in MLB for theNew York MetsandBoston Red Sox.
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| Born:July 27, 1968 Fresno, California,U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| September 30, 2004, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .268 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 284 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 369 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editGoodwin attendedCentral High SchoolinFresno, California,and then went on to play forFresno State University.He was a two-timeAll-Americanselection at Fresno State, and was also named toThe Sporting Newscollege All-America team in 1989.
ThePittsburgh Piratesdrafted Goodwin in the sixth round (134th overall) of the1986 MLB draft,but he did not sign. In 1988, he was a member of the gold-medal-winningUnited States national baseball teamat theSummer OlympicsinSeoul.Goodwin opted to wait until 1989 to sign with a team, agreeing to terms with theLos Angeles Dodgers,after being selected in the first round (22nd overall) of the1989 MLB draft.
Goodwin spent only three seasons inMinor League Baseballbefore making his MLB debut—he had at least 48stolen basesin each of those seasons.[1]In 1989, he was a member ofBaseball AmericaClass A Short Seasonall-star team, and was a member of thePioneer Leagueall-star team. In 1990, he was a member of theTexas Leagueall-star team. He made his major-league debut on September 1, 1991, at the age of 23.[2]
Goodwin's major-league career highlights include 369 stolen bases over 14 years with the Dodgers,Kansas City Royals,Texas Rangers,Colorado Rockies,San Francisco GiantsandChicago Cubs.[3]He posted a major-league career high 66 stolen bases with the Royals in 1996, and a.290batting averagewith the Rangers in 1998.[3]
During the 2000 season, Goodwin had only six home runs: two weregrand slamswhile another was aninside-the-park home run.He played in the2002 World Series,going 0-for-4 as the Giants lost to theAnaheim Angelsin seven games.[2]Goodwin recorded his 1000th careerhitoff ofMike Galloof theHouston Astroson August 20, 2003.
Goodwin last played in MLB in 2004.[3]He then played in the independentAtlantic Leaguein 2005 for theAtlantic City Surf.[1]
In a 14-year major-league career covering 1288 games, Goodwin posted a.268batting averagewith 24home runsand 284runs batted in(RBIs); he had a.332on-base percentageand a.339slugging percentage.[2]He recorded a.991fielding percentage,playing at all three outfield positions.[2]In 21 postseason games, he hit.160 (4-for-25) with one run and two RBIs.
Post-playing career
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After retiring as a player, Goodwin managed the Lewisville Lizards of theContinental Baseball League,coached for theLowell Spinners(a minor league affiliate of theBoston Red Sox), and served as a roving outfield instructor and base running coach in the Red Sox' minor-league system.[4]
On October 29, 2011, Goodwin was namedfirst base coachfor theNew York Mets,succeedingMookie Wilson.[5]
On November 2, 2017, Goodwin returned to the Red Sox organization as major-league first base coach on the staff of new managerAlex Cora.Goodwin effectively switched jobs withRubén Amaro Jr.,who moved from the Red Sox to the Mets. Goodwin was a member of the Red Sox coaching staff when the team won the2018 World Series.
During Boston's 2021 season, Goodwin missed several games in the first-half of August, after being deemed aclose contactwith Red Sox bench coachWill Venable,after the latter had a positiveCOVID-19 test.[6]In late August, Goodwin missed several additional games after again being deemed a close contact with personnel who tested positive.[7]Near the end of September,Ramón Vázqueztook over as Boston's first base coach in preparation for the playoffs, as MLB mandated that only COVID-vaccinated staff would be allowed in dugouts and on the field during the 2021 postseason, and Goodwin was not in compliance.[8]On October 25, after the Red Sox' season ended with a loss in theALCS,the team dismissed Goodwin.[9]Goodwin spent the next two seasons as a roving instructor in theAtlanta Braves' minor league system, and was promoted to first base coach at the major league level following the departure ofEric Young Sr.at the end of the 2023 season.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"Tom Goodwin Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History".Baseball-Reference.com.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
- ^abcd"Tom Goodwin".Retrosheet.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
- ^abc"Tom Goodwin Stats".Baseball-Reference.com.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
- ^Michael Silverman (February 7, 2008)."Kielty's official".Boston Herald.RetrievedFebruary 7,2008.
- ^Matthew Cerrone (October 29, 2011)."Mets name Tom Goodwin as 1B Coach".MetsBlog.com.Archived fromthe originalon October 31, 2011.RetrievedOctober 29,2011.
- ^"Boston Red Sox bench coach Will Venable tests positive for COVID-19".WCVB-TV.August 7, 2021.RetrievedAugust 7,2021.
- ^Speier, Alex (September 1, 2021)."Taking a closer look at the COVID-19 outbreak that has engulfed the Red Sox".The Boston Globe.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
- ^Browne, Ian (September 29, 2021)."Iglesias walks in footsteps of mentor at 2B".MLB.com.RetrievedSeptember 29,2021.
- ^Burkhardt, Molly (October 25, 2021)."Red Sox part with first-base coach Goodwin".MLB.com.RetrievedOctober 26,2021.
- ^Bowman, Mark (December 11, 2023)."Tuiasosopo tabbed to replace Washington as third-base coach".MLB.com.RetrievedDecember 12,2023.
- ^"Braves fill three openings on their coaching staff".ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2023.RetrievedDecember 12,2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors),orRetrosheet