Jim Presley
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James Arthur Presley (born October 23, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball infielder with an eight-year career from 1984 to 1991. He played for the Seattle Mariners of the American League and the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres of the National League. He was primarily a third baseman but also saw some time playing first base. His nickname was "Hound Dog".
As a youth, he played baseball through the Dixie Youth association, first at Pensacola Brent then later Pensacola Myrtle Grove. He graduated from Escambia High School in 1978.
While playing for Seattle in 1986, Presley became only the second batter in Major League history to hit two walk-off grand slams in the same season, joining Cy Williams, who had done so in 1926.[1] Also in 1986, Presley was named to the American League All-Star team after hitting .265 with 27 home runs and a career high 107 RBIs. Injuries began to derail his career a couple of years later, and by 1992 he had segued from playing to coaching.
On December 21, 2005, he was signed to be the hitting coach for the
On October 8, 2010, Presley was inducted into the Escambia High School Sports Hall of Fame during halftime of an EHS football game along with former Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and a few other EHS alumni.
Presley joined the Baltimore Orioles as their hitting coach for the 2011 season.[3]
Pro career
The Seattle Mariners drafted Presley in the fourth round of the June MLB draft in 1979.
In 1985, the Mariners finished in last place, but Presley provided power with 28 home runs and a .275 batting average. In 1986, Presley was selected to the All-Star team, but he did not see any action sitting behind
While playing for Seattle, Presley set the team record for most home runs hit by a third baseman which has since been broken by Kyle Seager.
Managing and coaching career
In 2004, Presley became the manager of the
References
- ^ Harrison, Ian (30 July 2017). "Pearce slams again, Jays score 7 in 9th, beat Angels 11-10". ledger-enquirer. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Marlins Fire Manager Fredi Gonzalez". The Sports Network. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Video: 2010 Orioles outlook". 2 April 2010.
- ^ "1979 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jim Presley Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jim Presley Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Brothers sign former MLB hitting coach Jim Presley as hitting coach". CPBL STATS. January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Brothers Fired Hitting Coach Jim Presley, Promote Tack Wilson". CPBL Stats. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)