George Lombard
George Lombard | |
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Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1998, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2006, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .220 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 21 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
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Career highlights and awards | |
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George Paul Lombard Sr. (born September 14, 1975) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the bench coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lombard, a
Baseball career
Playing career
Lombard played baseball and
He was the first American baseball player to hit a
Post-playing career
Lombard spent 2010 as the
He was hired by the Braves in September 2015 to fill the same role and to serve as overall minor league field coordinator in the Atlanta player development system.[8]
On December 17, 2015, it was announced that Lombard would be joining the Los Angeles Dodgers as first base coach, a position he held through the 2020 season. The Dodgers played in three World Series during that time, winning one of them.[9]
On November 7, 2020, Lombard was named the bench coach for the Detroit Tigers.[10]
Personal life
George's late mother, Posy Lombard, of Weston, Massachusetts, who died in a car accident with his grandfather at the wheel when he was 10 years old, was a noted white
Lombard's sons,
References
- ^ "Josh Booty".
- ^ a b Boston Red Sox – Lombard is one centered center fielder – The Boston Globe
- ^ Manager and Coaches | Los Angeles Dodgers
- ^ Ching, David (June 4, 2012). "MLB draft, UGA signees no strangers". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Dodger first-base coach George Lombard is a most interesting man
- ^ a b "George Lombard Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Red Sox announce personnel moves in baseball operations". MLB.com. December 20, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Braves announce George Lombard as Minor League Field Coordinator". MLB.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Weisman, Jon (December 17, 2015). "Dodgers name coaches for 2016". Dodgers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Beck, Jason (November 7, 2020). "Tigers add bench, hitting, 3B coaches". MLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Video: Dodgers' George Lombard Honors Mothers' History of Civil Rights Activism | Dodgers Nation
- ^ Snow, Chris (February 21, 2005). "Lombard is one centered center fielder". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Civil Rights Movement Veterans: In memory of those who have passed".
- ^ "George Francis Fabyan Lombard, former senior associate dean, dies at 93". Harvard Gazette. July 22, 2004. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Frisaro, Joe (May 18, 2023). "Gulliver Prep's Lombard brothers enjoying ride as they aim for state titles in two sports". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Sox Prospects
- Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)