Terry Leon Bradshaw (born February 3, 1969) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder. He was the hitting coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing days, he threw right-handed, batted left-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).
| Terry Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 60 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: February 3, 1969 Franklin, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 4, 1995, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1996, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Hits | 17 |
| Runs | 10 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As Player
As Coach | |
Career
editPlaying career
editBorn in Franklin, Virginia, Bradshaw graduated from Windsor High School (Virginia) and attended Norfolk State University. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft and played for five seasons in the Cardinals' minor league system, and stole 65 bases in the Class A South Atlantic League. As a rookie with the 1995 Cardinals, Bradshaw had three hits in his first three MLB at bats from May 4–6 against the Houston Astros.[1] But he spent most of that season at Triple-A Louisville.
In parts of two seasons with the Cardinals (1995–96), he collected 17 total hits in 34 games played, including two doubles and one triple. His minor league career extended until 1999 and included time in the minor league organizations of the Royals and Montreal Expos.
Coaching career
editHe had served as a coach in the Kansas City Royals organization since 2000. He spent 2013 through 2017 as the Royals' minor league hitting coordinator, and was promoted to Royals hitting coach prior to the 2018 season.[2] The Royals fired him on May 16, 2022.[3][4]
On November 29, 2022, Bradshaw was hired by the Cincinnati Reds to serve as their assistant hitting coach for the 2023 season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "1995 ST L Regular-Season Batting Log for Terry Bradshaw". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Royals finalize coaching staff for 2018". royals.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Rogers, Anne (May 16, 2022). "Zumwalt to 'oversee all hitting efforts' for KC". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Struggling Kansas City Royals fire hitting coach Terry Bradshaw, promote Alec Zumwalt to role". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds promote Joel McKeithan to hitting coach, add to David Bell's staff". cincinnati.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals profile
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