Mike Aldrete | |
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Oakland Athletics – No. 18 | |
First baseman / Outfielder / First base coach | |
Born: Carmel, California, U.S. | January 29, 1961|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 29, 1986, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .263 |
Home runs | 41 |
Runs batted in | 271 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Peter Aldrete (born January 29,1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman/outfielder and current coach. He is currently the hitting coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Athletics,San Francisco Giants,Montreal Expos,San Diego Padres,Cleveland Indians,California Angels,and New York Yankees to 1986 to 1996.
Aldrete was a four-year letterman at Stanford University,where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. From 1986 through 1996,Aldrete played for the San Francisco Giants (1986–88),Montreal Expos (1989–90),San Diego Padres (1991),Cleveland Indians (1991),Oakland Athletics (1993–95),California Angels (1995–96) and New York Yankees (1996). He batted and threw left-handed.
Aldrete's best season was 1987 when he hit .325 with 51 runs batted in (RBI),50 runs,116 hits and 18 doubles,all career-highs.
Aldrete's teams made the playoffs twice. The Giants reached the 1987 National League Championship Series and he was a member of the 1996 World Series champion Yankees as they beat the Atlanta Braves.
In 930 games over 10 seasons,Aldrete posted a .263 batting average (565-for-2147) with 277 runs,41 home runs,271 RBI and 314 bases on balls. Defensively,he recorded a .993 fielding percentage playing primarily at first base and all three outfield positions.
Since 2001,Aldrete has maintained a role in professional baseball as a coach. After three years in the minors in the Arizona Diamondbacks chain,he has been a first base coach for the Seattle Mariners (2004) and served as the hitting coach for the Diamondbacks (2005–06). Aldrete served as assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2008 [1] and was the bench coach for the Cardinals [2] through the 2014 season. [3]
Following the 2015 season,Aldrete became the Athletics' first base coach. [4] On November 28,2022,Aldrete was named Oakland's first base coach for the 2023 season. [5]
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Position created | St. Louis Cardinals assistant hitting coach 2008–2011 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | St. Louis Cardinals bench coach 2012–2014 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Oakland Athletics bench coach 2015 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Tye Waller Al Pedrique | Oakland Athletics first base coach 2016–2017 2020–present | Succeeded by Al Pedrique Incumbent |
Preceded by | Oakland Athletics assistant hitting coach 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |