Razor Shines

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Razor Shines
Shines with the New York Mets in 2010
First baseman / Coach
Born: (1956-07-18) July 18, 1956 (age 67)
Durham, North Carolina
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1983, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1987, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average.185
Home runs0
Runs batted in5
Teams
As player

As coach

Anthony Razor Shines

base coach for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets
.

Career

Playing career

Shines was born in

St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina
.

The Expos assigned him to the

American Association
.

He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1983, as a pinch hitter against the

Tim Leary.[5]

In parts of four Major League seasons with the Expos he played in 68 games and had 81 at bats, 15 hits, one double, five RBI, one stolen base, five walks, a .185 batting average, .239 on-base percentage, .198 slugging percentage, 16 total bases and one sacrifice fly. He also pitched an inning in a blowout loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1985.[6] Shines reached base twenty-one times in his Major League career without scoring a run, a record which still stands as of April 2024.[7]

He spent the majority of nine seasons with the

Indianapolis.[9]

He became a free agent in 1990 and signed with the

Mexico City Reds of the Mexican League.[10]

He retired after spending 1993 in the Cincinnati Reds system.

On May 16, 2006, the Indianapolis Indians honored Shines, who was managing the visiting Charlotte Knights, with a "Razor Shines Night." Shines kept his residence in Indianapolis during his playing years and for a few years afterwards. After retirement, he began his coaching career there at a local baseball academy and at Bishop Chatard High School.[9] Shines also coached at Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Indiana, in the 1997–1998 season.

Coaching and managing career

He later became a minor league manager, where he managed the

Southern League and the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League
.

Shines has over 500 wins as a minor league manager.[11]

In 2007, he was back in

third base for the Chicago White Sox
.

On December 12, 2007, Shines was named manager of the Phillies single-A Clearwater Threshers team. He managed the Threshers to a 64-76 record in 2008.

Shines served as the first base coach for the

Southern League. The Dodgers switched Double-A affiliates for 2015, and Shines became the manager of the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League.[12] Despite being chosen by Baseball America as the best managerial prospect in the Texas League, Shines' contract was not renewed by the Dodgers after the season.[13]

Personal

Razor and Devin Shines with the Great Lakes Loons in 2012

His son, Devin, played baseball for the

2011 MLB Draft.[14] In 2012, Devin played for his dad with the Great Lakes Loons.[15]

In 2009, Shines was named by Maxim as having "the most bad-ass name of all time".[16] "Razor" is a family name. It was his grandfather's middle name and his father's middle name. His son's middle name is also "Razor."[17]

Shines became a spokesman for Aquafina water during the 2009 season and was featured on its website as "The 3rd Base Coach of Life." Visitors to the site could ask yes or no questions and receive "advice" from Shines.[18]

Sources

  1. ^ "Razor Shines". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  2. ^ London, Mike (2001). "Razor Shines: The best name in baseball". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  3. ^ September 9, 1983 Mets vs. Expos box score
  4. ^ September 12, 1983 Cubs vs. Expos box score
  5. ^ October 2, 1983 Mets vs. Expos box score
  6. Sports Reference, LLC
    . Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  7. ^ "Player Batting Season & Career Stats Finder - Baseball". Stathead.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Razor Shines Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ a b Winston, Lisa (2006-05-19). "In honor of Minor League cult figures". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  10. ^ DiCesare, Bob (1990-05-02). "Razor's Outlook Shines Despite Move to Mexico". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  11. ^ "White Sox name Anthony "Razor" Shines third base coach and Joey Cora bench coach" (Press release). Chicago White Sox. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  12. ^ Weisman, Jon (January 12, 2015). "Dodgers announce 2015 minor-league coaching staff". Dodgers.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  13. ^ Hoornstra, J.P. (September 16, 2015). "Nine minor league coaches, including Double-A and Triple-A managers, will not return in 2016". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  14. ^ "Devin Shines, Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Roster". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers take 'Shines' to father-son combination for Great Lakes Loons". 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  16. ^ "Bad Ass Name". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  17. ^ Bernreuter, Hugh (April 3, 2013). "Ten questions with Great Lakes Loons manager Razor Shines". MLive.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  18. ^ "3rd Base Coach of Life". Retrieved 2009-08-09.

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Preceded by Chicago White Sox third base coach
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New York Mets third base coach
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Preceded by New York Mets first base coach
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Preceded by Chattanooga Lookouts Manager
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