Tom Goodwin


Thomas Jones Goodwin is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He attended Central High School in Fresno, California and then went on to play for Fresno State University. He is currently the first base coach with the Boston Red Sox.

Professional career

In, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Goodwin in the sixth round. He opted not to sign. In, he was a member of the gold winning United States baseball team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Because of this, he decided to wait until to sign with a team, which is when he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after being drafted in the 1st round.
At 6'1", Goodwin was only 175 pounds, which gave him an advantage over his heavier teammates. He developed a forté in base stealing. He spent only three seasons in the minors before making his Major League debut on September 1, 1991, at the age of 23.
Some of his major league career highlights include the 369 bases he stole over 14 years in the Major Leagues with the Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, a career high 66 stolen bases with the Royals in, and a.290 batting average with the Rangers in. Tom had an interesting year when it came to home runs in —not because he hit so many, but because of what kind of home runs they were. One of his six home runs occurred on April 5, was an inside-the-parker against the Braves. On April 30 against the Mets, he hit a grand slam, and on July 17 against the Athletics, he hit another grand slam.
His career statistics draw comparisons to those of Billy North, a former Oakland Athletic.
He last played major league baseball in, but he played in the independent Atlantic League in for the Atlantic City Surf.
In a 14 year major league career covering 1288 games, Goodwin posted a.268 batting average with 636 runs, 125 doubles, 39 triples, 24 home runs, 284 RBI, 369 stolen bases, 365 bases on balls,.332 on-base percentage and.339 slugging percentage. He recorded a.991 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions. In 21 postseason games, he hit.160 with 1 run and 2 RBI.

Post playing career

After retiring as a player, Goodwin managed the Lewisville Lizards, coached for the Lowell Spinners, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, and served as a roving outfield and base running coach in the Red Sox minor league system.
On October 29, 2011 Goodwin was named the first base coach for the Mets replacing former coach Mookie Wilson.
On November 2, 2017, Goodwin returned to the Red Sox' organization as MLB first base coach on the staff of new manager Alex Cora. He effectively switched jobs with Rubén Amaro Jr., who moved from the Red Sox to the Mets.

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