Andy Fox | |
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Boston Red Sox – No. 81 | |
Utility player / Coach | |
Born: Sacramento, California, U.S. | January 12, 1971|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 2004, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .239 |
Home runs | 30 |
Runs batted in | 168 |
Teams | |
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As coach
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Andrew Junipero Fox (born January 12,1971) is an American professional baseball coach and a former infielder. He is the first base coach of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Fox played in MLB from 1996 to 2004 for the New York Yankees,Arizona Diamondbacks,Florida Marlins,Montreal Expos,and Texas Rangers. He was a member of the 1996 World Series and 2003 World Series champions. Fox coached the Marlins from 2007 to 2009. He joined the Red Sox staff in 2011 and their coaching staff in 2022.
Fox graduated from Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento,California. The New York Yankees selected Fox in the second round,with the 45th overall selection,of the 1989 MLB draft. [1] After he played in the minor leagues for the Yankees through the 1995 season,Fox made the Yankees' Opening Day roster in 1996 as a utility player. [2] Fox batted .196 in 189 at bats for the Yankees in 1996,often playing as a substitute late in games as the Yankees won the 1996 World Series. [3]
Before the 1998 season,the Yankees traded Fox to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Todd Erdos and Marty Janzen. [4] While with the Diamondbacks,he set the team's single season record for times hit by pitch.[ citation needed ] On June 9,2000,the Diamondbacks traded Fox to the Florida Marlins for Danny Bautista. [5] Fox was a member of the 2003 World Series champions.
After the 2003 season,Fox signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. The Montreal Expos selected Fox in the Rule 5 draft. [6] The Expos released him in July and he signed with the Rangers.
After his playing career ended,Fox became a minor league coach in the Texas Rangers' farm system in 2005 and served as manager of the Class A Clinton LumberKings in 2006. [7]
On March 24,2007,Fox replaced Perry Hill as the Florida Marlins' first base and infield coach. Fox had previously played under Hill in 2002;similarly,former Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez was a coach for the Marlins during part of Fox's playing career with the team. [8] After the 2009 season,Fox was named the hitting coach of the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League. [9]
Fox was named minor-league infield coordinator by the Boston Red Sox for the 2011 season. [10] He still held that position as of the 2019 season,while adding the new responsibilities of assistant field coordinator for Boston's player development organization. [11]
In December 2021,Fox was named to Boston's major-league coaching staff,in the role of field coordinator. [12] In January 2024,Fox was promoted to first base coach for the Red Sox. [13]
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