Phil Plantier
Phil Plantier | |
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Left Fielder / Coach | |
Born: Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | January 27, 1969|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 21, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1997, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .243 |
Home runs | 91 |
Runs batted in | 292 |
Teams | |
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Phillip Alan Plantier (born January 27, 1969) is an American former
Playing career
Plantier was an 11th round draft pick of the
Plantier was unable to repeat his rookie performance in 1992, and was traded to the San Diego Padres during the following offseason. He enjoyed his best full season in 1993 wherein he hit 34 home runs with 100 RBI, both career highs.[1]
After an injury plagued 1994 season, Plantier was part of an eleven player offseason trade between the Padres and the
Plantier signed with the San Diego Padres for the 1997 season, his third stint with the team, and later was traded mid-season to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he again spent time as a reserve outfielder and finished out his major league career. Plantier signed as a free agent with Toronto Blue Jays in 1998, but did not appear in any major league games with the club.[1]
Coaching career
In 2007, Plantier was named the manager of the Macon Music of the South Coast League, an independent baseball league that only lasted for that year.[1] In 2008, Plantier was the hitting coach for the Double-A
In 2010, Plantier was the Minor League Hitting Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners. In 2011, Plantier was named hitting coach, then assigned manager during mid-season for the Lake Elsinore Storm, a Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
Plantier was named hitting coach of the Padres on October 31, 2011.[1] He held that position for three seasons; in December 2014, he was replaced by Mark Kotsay.[3]
In 2018, Plantier became the hitting coach of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders,[1] where he spent two seasons.
In August 2019, Plantier was a coach for the United States national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament.[4] The team finished in fourth place, missing an opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Olympics via that event.[5]
In 2021, Plantier was hired as hitting coach for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Miami Marlins' Triple-A affiliate where he spent two seasons.
On November 7, 2022, Plantier was hired as the assistant hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "In Charge: Mitchell takes SWB helm".
- ^ Jim Street (2009-01-12). "Mariners announce Minors coaches". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Padres name Mark Kotsay hitting coach". MLB.com. December 1, 2014.
- ^ "USA Baseball Finalizes Premier12 Coaching Staff". USA Baseball. August 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Navarro singles in extras, brings Mexico to the 2020 Olympics". WBSC.org. November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Angels add Marcus Thames, Phil Plantier to coaching staff". MLB.com. November 7, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet