Rick Sofield
| Rick Sofield | |
|---|---|
 Sofield with the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 41 | |
| Outfielder/Third base coach | |
| Born: December 16, 1956 Cheyenne, Wyoming | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 6, 1979, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1981, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Hits | 149 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Richard Michael Sofield (born December 16, 1956) is a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates[1] organization and former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the Pirates current third base coach[2] and was the manager of their Class-A South Atlantic League team the West Virginia Power during the 2012 season.
A first round draft pick (13th overall)[3] of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, Sofield played for the Minnesota Twins from 1979 to 1981, appearing in 207 games and recording 612 at bats for a career average of .243.
After his playing career ended, he became the assistant baseball coach at the University of South Carolina and later the head coach at the University of Utah (1988 to 1994). After leaving Utah, he was a minor league manager for the Harrisburg Senators, Las Vegas 51s, and Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
He has been the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina Beaufort and worked extensively with Baseball Factory, a player development and scouting service. His final day with USCB was Monday, November 14, 2011. Sofield's record with the NAIA Sand Sharks over three seasons is 101–56. In 2011, USCB was ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Top 25, the highest spot in program history.[4]
Sofield and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle first met in 1975 in the minor leagues and have stayed friends ever since. Sofield also previously worked with Pirates general manager Neal Huntington, assistant general manager Kyle Stark, Triple-A Indianapolis manager Dean Treanor, and pitching coordinator Jim Benedict.[1]
References
- ^ a b Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- ^ "Pirates hire Jay Bell as hitting coach". TribLIVE. October 31, 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Rick Sofield Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ USCB Press Release
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Wyoming
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox managers
- Denver Bears players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Las Vegas 51s managers
- Major League Baseball first base coaches
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Minnesota Twins players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Orlando Twins players
- Sportspeople from Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Pittsburgh Pirates coaches
- Tacoma Twins players
- Tigres de Aragua players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaches
- Utah Utes baseball coaches
- Visalia Oaks players
- Wisconsin Rapids Twins players