Dick Schofield
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Richard Craig Schofield (born November 21, 1962) is an American former
He shares the record for most seasons having at least 400 at bats with fewer than 100 hits, having done that four times.[1]
Professional career
On June 8, 1981, the
On August 29, 1986, Schofield hit a walk-off grand slam home run against the Detroit Tigers to give the Angels a 13–12 victory and culminate an eight-run rally in the last of the ninth inning.
On April 12, 1992, Schofield was traded by the Angels to the New York Mets for Julio Valera and a player to be named later who would be minor league pitcher Julian Vasquez.[2][3]
On January 15, 1993, Schofield signed with the Toronto Blue Jays where he played for two seasons.
On April 15, 1995, Schofield signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers but would be released the following month. He signed with the Angels on August 4th after an injury to their all-star shortstop Gary DiSarcina during the team's postseason push. He returned to the Angels the following season, playing his final game on September 29, 1996.
Coaching career
After retiring, Schofield took a couple of years off before venturing into coaching. He started as a coach for the River City Rascals in 1999. The next year he worked part-time as a special instructor with the Springfield Capitals. He earned a promotion in 2001 to manager and Director of Baseball Operations with the Rascals. Both of these teams played in the independent Frontier League.
Schofield moved into affiliated ball in 2002 as
He moved to the Cincinnati Reds chain as a hitting coach for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in 2013 and managed the Billings Mustangs in 2014-2015. He moved up to manage the Dayton Dragons in 2016. He was bench coach of the Blue Wahoos in 2017 and started the 2018 season as the bench coach for the Louisville Bats. When manager Pat Kelly was promoted to bench coach of the parent Reds, Schofield took over as manager on April 19th. He returned to the bench coach role for Louisville in 2019. Schofield was scheduled to manage the Daytona Tortugas in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was then development coach for Daytona in 2021 and bench coach for Louisville in 2022. He returned to Daytona as a coach in 2023.
Personal life
Schofield is the son of the late former MLB shortstop Ducky Schofield, uncle of former all-star outfielder Jayson Werth, and brother-in-law of former catcher Dennis Werth.
See also
- Third-generation Major League Baseball families
References
- ^ "Dick Schofield Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Elliott, Helene (April 13, 1992). "Angels Get Mets' Valera for Schofield". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Julian Vasquez, Good Pitches - 15". The Greatest 21 Days. July 12, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)