Andrew Graham (baseball)
Andrew Graham | |
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Lakeland Flying Tigers | |
Manager / Coach / Catcher | |
Born: Sydney, Australia | 22 April 1982|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Andrew Graham (born 22 April 1982, in Sydney) is an Australian baseball manager and former player who played with the Detroit Tigers organization from 2003–2007. Graham is currently the manager of the Lakeland Flying Tigers, a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Growing up in Australia he played baseball for the[1] Ku-ring-gai Stealers Baseball Club.
Early career
Graham started his baseball career with
Graham made his
In February 2006, Graham was selected to play in the World Baseball Classic.[2]
In
Graham hit only .127 in 28 games for Lakeland in 2006 but was better with the
He was only 3 for 20 with a homer and a walk in the 2007 Claxton Shield. Graham batted .208/.274/.292 in 36 games for the 2007 Toledo Mud Hens as the backup to a player with an even lower average that year, Dane Sardinha. In the 2007 Baseball World Cup, Graham hit .231/.389/.308 while splitting catching duties with Kent. In 2008, Graham was released as a free agent from the Detroit organisation.[3]
In 2009, he was selected to play in the 2009 World Baseball Classic held in March, as the starting catcher alongside Joel Naughton.[4] In September he was selected for 2009 Baseball World Cup,[5] making it his third consecutive World Cup selection.
Graham played in the inaugural season of the rebooted
Coaching career
In December 2009, Graham was hired as the minor league catching coordinator for the Tigers and then as a coach with the
Since 2011, Graham has been a manager in the Detroit organisation including the
With the Whitecaps in 2015, Graham led the team to the Midwest League championship going 75-64.
Graham was also a coach on Australia's 2017 World Baseball Classic roster.
Andrew Graham was selected as 2023 Florida State League Manager of the Year.
References
- ^ "Stealer boys hit for Sox". North Shore Times p127, 1p. 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Base: Australian baseball squad for World Baseball Classic". AAP Australian Sports News Wire. 17 February 2006.
- ^ Minor League Baseball Reference – Andrew Graham
- ^ "World Baseball Classic Rosters". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ Sedgman, Cassandra (3 September 2009). "ABF Announce 2009 World Cup Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)