Steve Sax

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Steve Sax
Stolen bases
444
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Stephen Louis Sax (born January 29, 1960) is an American former professional

SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio
.

Career

Sax starred at James Marshall High School (now known as River City High School) in

Rookie of the Year award.[3] Throughout his career, Sax was on the All-Star team five times and had a batting average over .300 in three seasons. He had great success on the basepaths, stealing over 40 bases in six different seasons, finishing with a career total of 444 stolen bases.[2] His best year arguably came in 1986, when he finished second in the NL with a .332 batting average, 210 base hits, and 43 doubles and won a Silver Slugger Award
. He also set the Yankees team record for most singles in a season (171 in 1989).

Sax has two World Series rings, both with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 and 1988.[4] Sax was also a higher-up in the Players Association during his career.[5]

Steve Sax syndrome

Though never regarded as one of the top fielding second basemen in the league, Steve Sax inexplicably became incapable of making routine throws to first base in 1983, committing 30 errors that season.

double plays
.

Post-career

Sax piloted a new networking site called allsportsconnection.com. Sax has made television cameos, including the "

Who's the Boss, Hollywood Squares and Sabrina The Teenage Witch.[11] He has also been on the Fox News show Hannity. Sax played a supporting character in the 1998 movie Ground Control.[11]

He briefly ran for a seat in the California State Assembly 5th District as a Republican in 1996.[12] Sax later dropped out of the race, when his divorce became publicized. A black belt, he was also a part-owner of a martial arts studio in Roseville, California.[13]

He worked as a financial consultant for

RBC Dain Rauscher, LLC
, in their Roseville, California, office. He had approximately 25 to 30 clients, including several athletes. He was a partner in the Sax/Hinman Sports Professional Group at RBC Dain Rauscher providing professional wealth management for sports professionals at every level of all professional sports.

In December 2012 he was named the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks fired Sax on October 8, 2013.[14]

As of 2015, Sax returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as an alumnus member of the Dodgers' Community Relations team.

Sax currently hosts

SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.[15]

Personal life

Steve is the brother of former Major League Baseball player

San Diego, California, on June 8, 2022.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Alan. "Steve Sax". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Steve Sax Stats". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Moreno, Matthew (November 22, 2014). "This Day In Dodgers History: Steve Sax Wins Rookie Of The Year". dodgersnation.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "New Book by Two-Time World Series Champion Steve Sax Motivates Readers SHIFT Book Tour to Begin in February" (Press release). Business Wire. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Oliver, Richard (July 3, 2011). "Richard Oliver: Sax hits sour notes over Dodgers' ownership woes". mysanantonio.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Mead, Doug. "40 Worst Fielders in Baseball History". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Braswell, Sean (May 28, 2015). "The Big Leaguer Who Forgot How to Throw". ozy.com. OZY. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  8. ^ Vecsey, George (August 28, 1985). "Sports of the Times; Pedro Guerrero: Dodgers' Warrior". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Boswell, Thomas. "When You Call the Hall, Sax Certainly Has Appeal". Washington Post. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  10. ^ Curtis, Charles (February 22, 2017). "For the 25th anniversary of the Simpsons softball episode, 6 facts you didn't know". USA Today. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Steve Sax". IMDb. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Steve Sax Takes Swing At Politics". sfgate.com. April 7, 1995. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Niavaroni-Sax Kickboxing Inc". Merchantcircle.com. November 20, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  14. ^ "Charles Nagy, Steve Sax fired". Associated Press. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  15. ^ McIntosh, Whitney (August 8, 2017). "Former Dodger Steve Sax explains the backstory of that amazing Three Stooges mural". sbnation.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Bogovich, Rich. "Dave Sax". sabr,org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  17. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 7, 2015). "Intervention No. 200 Sneak Peek: MLB Star's Meth Addict Son Acts Out". TVLine. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  18. ^ 🖉"Placer County Marine Capt. John Sax, son of former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Sax, among killed in a training helicopter crash". www.abc10.com. June 11, 2022.

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