Ray Montgomery (baseball)
| Ray Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels – No. 81 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: August 8, 1969 Bronxville, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 3, 1996, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 16, 1998, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Runs | 14 |
| Hits | 21 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
| |
Raymond James Montgomery (born August 8, 1969) is an American
Playing career
Montgomery grew up in New York and was a fan of the
One of Ray Montgomery's career highlights came on July 24, 1996, against the San Diego Padres when he hit a walk off home run as a pinch hitter in the tenth inning to give the Astros the win, 6-4. The home run, hit off San Diego's Ron Villone, was the first major league home run for the rookie.[3]
Executive career
After his playing career, he spent four years as an
In 2010, the Arizona Diamondbacks named Montgomery their new scouting director.[4] He served four years in that role, until he returned to the Brewers as their scouting director in November 2014.[5][6]
The
Personal life
Both of Montgomery's parents died of lung cancer. His father died before the 1990 draft and his mother died later that decade.[1]
Montgomery met his wife, Daniela, when they were both students at Fordham and married at Fordham on September 29, 1996. Their first child, a son, was born in late 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Marchand, Andrew (March 1, 2001). "Local Boy Montgomery Burns to Make Mets". New York Post. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "BASEBALL;Brown and Sheffield Lead Way for Marlins". The New York Times. July 25, 1996.
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks to name Ray Montgomery scouting director". azcentral.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Nick Piecoro, azcentral sports (August 7, 2014). "Diamondbacks scouting director Ray Montgomery finds his calling". azcentral. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Tom Haudricourt. "Brewers name Ray Montgomery amateur scouting director". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "Ray Montgomery moves from Angels front office to bench coach - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Winter League
- "Ray Montgomery Home Run Video". "Rookie Ray Montgomery sends a game-winning two-run homer into the flowers" July 24, 1996