Devereaux was acquired by the Orioles from the Dodgers for Mike Morgan on March 11,1989.[4] The peak of his career was from 1989 to 1993,with his best season coming in 1992 with the Orioles,when he played in 159 games,with 24 home runs,107 RBIs and a .276 batting average. Devereaux won the 1995 NLCS MVP award with the Atlanta Braves by driving in the game-winning RBI in the 11th inning of Game One and hitting a three-run home run in Game Four against Cincinnati. The Braves went on to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.
On July 15,1989,Devereaux hit a walk-off home run in an 11-9 win against the California Angels.[5] The call was controversial,as the home run ball came extremely close to the foul pole. Angels manager Doug Rader argued the call with umpire Ken Kaiser the following day and was ejected prior to the start of the next game.[6]
Devereaux played his final MLB game with his original team,the Dodgers,on April 17,1998. In 12 seasons,he had a .254 batting average,and hit 105 home runs with 480 RBIs,three grand slams,635 strikeouts,85 stolen bases,and 29 errors. He is second in career home runs by a player born in Wyoming (only John Buck has more).
In March 2021,the Baltimore Orioles announced that Devereaux had been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame. He was one of four inductees honored with an on-field ceremony prior to the Orioles game on August 7,2021.[7]
Post-playing career
Devereaux served as field coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds (Baltimore Orioles Single-A Affiliate,South Atlantic League) in 2010,replacing former third baseman Ryan Minor,who had been promoted to team manager.[8] Devereaux was the field coach for the Frederick Keys (Baltimore Orioles Single-A Affiliate,Carolina League) in 2011.[9] He was the hitting coach for the Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies Single-A affiliate,South Atlantic League) from the 2012 season[10][11] through the 2016 season,after which in 2017 he was assigned to the Boise Hawks,the Rockies' affiliate in the Low-A Northwest League.[12][13] For the 2018 season,he was the hitting coach for the Cincinnati Reds' Double-A affiliate,the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League.[14] Devereaux was the 2019 hitting coach with the Single-A Dayton Dragons,a Reds affiliate.[15][16]As of August2021,[update] Devereaux was working as a roving hitting,outfield,and base running coach at IMG Academy in Bradenton,Florida.[17] Devereaux worked for the Orioles as a guest instructor at spring training in February,2023.[18] He joined MASN as a part-time game analyst on Orioles telecasts on June 30,2023.[19] He is scheduled to be a broadcaster on two Orioles home series in July and August 2023.[18]
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