Ron Coomer
| Ron Coomer | |
|---|---|
| First baseman / Third baseman | |
| Born: November 18, 1966 Crest Hill, Illinois |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 1, 1995 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2003 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 92 |
| Runs batted in | 449 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ronald "Coom Dawg" Coomer (born November 18, 1966 in Crest Hill, Illinois) is a former first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 9-year career from 1995 to 2003. He played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1999 with the Twins.
During the baseball season, he is a baseball analyst for Fox Sports North, the Minnesota Twins' primary television broadcaster.
[edit] Baseball career
Coomer was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 14th round of the 1987 amateur draft. After one season he was released by the A's. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox on March 18, 1991. On July 31, 1995 he was traded to the LA Dodgers for Isidro Marquez. After two seasons in their minor division Coomer was traded to the Minnesota Twins with Greg Hansell and Jose Parra for Mark Guthrie and Kevin Tapani.
Coomer spent five seasons with the Twins, with whom he made the All-Star team in 1999. After the emergence of third baseman Corey Koskie, Coomer began to lose playing time. In his last year as a Twin, 2000, Koskie started the majority of the games at third and Coomer was shifted to first base.
After being granted free agency, Coomer signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs. He hit .261/.316/.390 in his only year in Chicago, and was again granted free agency.
Coomer signed a one-year deal with the New York Yankees in 2002 as a reserve third baseman. He started 26 games for the Yankees at third. He returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers the next year, where he mainly played first base. Coomer's offensive production dipped to .240/.299/.368 and after that year he retired from baseball.
[edit] External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Medford A's players
- Modesto A's players
- Madison Muskies players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Vero Beach Dodgers players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Chicago Cubs players
- New York Yankees players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Baseball players from Illinois
- American League All-Stars
- Major League Baseball third basemen
