Rick Short

Rick Short
Rick Short
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 73
	Second baseman / Coach
	Born: December 6, 1972 (age 51); Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
	MLB: June 10, 2005, for the Washington Nationals
Last appearance
	MLB: September 23, 2005, for the Washington Nationals
	NPB: August 23, 2009, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Batting average	.314
Home runs	35
Runs batted in	229
MLB statistics
Batting average	.400
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	As player Chiba Lotte Marines (2003); Washington Nationals (2005); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2006–2009); As coach Arizona Diamondbacks (2021–present);
Career highlights and awards
	1× NPB All-Star (2008); 1× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2008); 1× Pacific League batting champion (2008);

Richard Ryan Short (born December 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball

right-handed. He is an alumnus of Western Illinois University and Larkin High School

in Elgin, IL.

Career

Playing career

Short was

at-bat

.

He was sent back to New Orleans the next day. Short grabbed attention later in 2005, when he was

RFK Stadium. Four days later, he hit his 2nd home run off of John Smoltz. Short's season ended on September 23, when he suffered a shoulder injury. He ended the season with six hits

in 15 at-bats across 11 MLB games, giving him a .400 average.

After the 2005 season, Short's contract was sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. It marked the second stint for Short in Japan—in 2003, he played for the Chiba Lotte Marines and hit .303 with 12 home runs and 58 RBI. [1] He has hit over .300 in each season (2006, 2007, 2008) since his arrival, ranked not lower than third in three years, including one highest hit rate(.332) in 2008. Rick has shown versatility with the Golden Eagles playing first, second, and third base along with the outfield during the 2008 season.

Short has played in 1290 minor league games over 12 years and has a .317 career minor league average.

Coaching career

In February 2019, Short was named as the Hitting Coach for the AA Jackson Generals. On June 10, 2021, Short was promoted to be a co-hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks following the firing of Darnell Coles and Eric Hinske.^[2]

References

^ Zuckerman, Mark (2010-03-11). "Catching up with Rick Short". Nats Insider. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
^ "Diamondbacks Part Ways with Hitting Coaches Darnell Coles and Eric Hinske".

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Zuckerman, Mark (2010-03-11). "Catching up with Rick Short". Nats Insider. Retrieved 11 March 2010.

[2] "Diamondbacks Part Ways with Hitting Coaches Darnell Coles and Eric Hinske".

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