Johnny Washington (baseball coach)
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Johnny Washington (born May 6, 1984) is an American professional baseball coach. A native of Long Beach, California, Washington was a second baseman and shortstop during his playing days. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg).
Washington attended Mt. San Jacinto College. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 27th round of the 2003 MLB draft, and he played in minor league and independent league baseball for seven seasons.[1] When he retired in 2009, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to coach in Minor League Baseball for the Ogden Raptors. In 2013, he coached for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.[2] He joined the Padres organization, and coached in 2016 for the San Antonio Missions. The Padres hired Washington to their MLB staff as their first base coach before the 2017 season.[3] He was named as the Padres hitting coach for the 2019 season.[4]
Washington interviewed for the Los Angeles Angels' managerial position following the 2019 season.[5]
References
- ^ Lin, Dennis. "Former Padres infielder Vazquez among three new coaches on staff". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ GLASER, KYLE. "BASEBALL: MSJC's Washington excelling as Quakes hitting coach". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Padres announce 2017 coaching staff". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ https://friarsonbase.com/2018/10/31/san-diego-padres-promote-coaches-new-positions/
- ^ "Source: Halos interview SD coach Washington". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball coaches
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- Bakersfield Blaze players
- Baseball coaches from California
- Baseball players from California
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- Major League Baseball first base coaches
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- South Georgia Peanuts players
- Sportspeople from Long Beach, California