Phillip Joseph Nevin is an American professional baseball infielder,coach,and manager. He was the manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 12 seasons,appearing in 1,217 games played between 1995 and 2006 for the Houston Astros,Detroit Tigers,Anaheim Angels,San Diego Padres,Texas Rangers,Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. He has previously served as a coach in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees.
Aaron Ryan Rowand is an American former professional baseball center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox,Philadelphia Phillies,and the San Francisco Giants and won two World Series championships. During his playing days,Rowand stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg). He batted and threw right-handed.
Timothy Charles Wallach,nicknamed "Eli",is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman,most notably for the Montreal Expos from 1980 to 1992. A five-time All-Star,Wallach excelled as an offensive and as a defensive player,winning 2 Silver Slugger Awards and 3 Gold Glove Awards. In addition to the Expos,he also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels and coached for the Dodgers and Miami Marlins.
Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr.,nicknamed "Sarge",is an American former professional baseball left fielder,who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). After his playing days,Matthews was a color commentator for Philadelphia Phillies broadcasts. He is the father of former big league outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. The Matthews are one of seven father/son combinations in Cubs history;another son,Delvon,was a member of Milwaukee's Minor League Baseball (MiLB) system in 2000–2001.
Carl Reginald Smith is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and afterwards served as a coach and front office executive. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for two seasons at the end of his playing career. During a seventeen-year MLB career (1966–1982),Smith appeared in 1,987 games,hit 314 home runs with 1,092 RBI and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime,he had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder in the MLB. Smith played at least seventy games in thirteen different seasons,and in every one of those thirteen seasons,his team had a winning record.
Thomas Jones Goodwin is an American former professional baseball player and the current first base coach for the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons,primarily as a center fielder,from 1991 to 2004. As a player,he was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg);he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Goodwin has coached in MLB for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox.
Travis Takashi Ishikawa is an American former professional baseball first baseman and current minor-league coach. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Milwaukee Brewers,Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ishikawa has also filled in as an outfielder at times in his career.
Joseph Paul Pettini is an American former Major League Baseball player and the former bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros.
Conor Michael Gillaspie is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim between 2008 and 2017.
This a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Houston Astros system and the rosters of their minor league affiliates.
Below are select minor league players,and the rosters of the minor league affiliates,of the San Francisco Giants:
Damon Reed Minor is an American professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a former first baseman,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He currently serves as the hitting coach for Triple–A Sacramento River Cats.
Matthew Russell Downs Sr. is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). Previously,he had played for the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros. He bats and throws right-handed.
Brett Michael Pill is an American former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers.
Antoan Edward Richardson is a Bahamian-American professional baseball coach currently serving as the first base coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Before his professional career,he played college baseball at Palm Beach Community College and Vanderbilt University. Richardson served as the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants from 2020 to 2023 and served as the bench coach for the 2023 Great Britain national baseball team.
Gary Allen Brown is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.
Alexander Ross Dickerson,nicknamed "Grandpa",is an American professional baseball left fielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,San Francisco Giants,and Atlanta Braves,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Matthew James Chapman is an American professional baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.
Jonathan Gregory "J.D." Davis is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,New York Mets,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,and New York Yankees. Davis played college baseball at California State University,Fullerton,and was drafted by the Astros in the third round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Astros.
Scott Alain Alexander is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics. Alexander played college baseball for Pepperdine University and Sonoma State University. He was selected by the Royals in the sixth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2015 with them.
