Milt Thompson (baseball)

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Milt Thompson
Milt Thompson

Milton Bernard "Milt" Thompson (b. January 5, 1959 in Washington, D.C.) was a major league left fielder and pinch hitter and is currently the hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. Thompson played with several teams (including the Phillies and the Atlanta Braves), and hit a career average of .289.

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[edit] Major league career

The Braves began Thompson's career by drafting him in the 2nd round of 1979 draft, and starting him five years later in 1984 [1]. After playing fabulously in left field, Atlanta traded Thompson with Steve Bedrosian to the Phillies for Ozzie Virgil, among others. Thompson impressed Philadelphia, batting .251 to .303 during his three-year stint there. On December 16, 1988 Thompson was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Lake and Curt Ford, where he spent four years and batted his highest ever -- .307. In 1992, Thompson was granted free agency. As a free agent, he signed once again with the Phillies. This led to Thompson being traded to the Houston Astros for Tom Edens, a pitcher. Once again, in 1994, Thompson was granted free agency after being with Houston for only seven months. He resigned with Houston as a free agent, which extended his career there to two years. After that, Thompson was back in free agency, and signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which led to him being selected off waivers for the Colorado Rockies in July, 1996. His career with the Rockies only lasted three months -- Thompson was released on August 2 of the same year, ending his career [2].

[edit] Coaching

Thompson during batting practice with the Phillies
Thompson during batting practice with the Phillies

In 1997, Milt became the minor league outfield/baserunning coordinator in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization. In 1998, he joined the Phillies as a minor league coach. He lasted there for two seasons, until taking 2000 off, until returning to become a minor league baserunning/outfield coordinator again in the Phillies' farm system. On September 9, 2003, Thompson joined the major league Phillies staff as first base coach. The next year, he changed coaching positions to hitting, where he has been for two seasons. [3]

[edit] Personal life

Thompson has been married to Rhonda Scott Thompson since 1996, and the couple have four daughters. He resides in the Delaware Valley area with his family.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Baseball Library - Thompson, Milt
  2. ^ [2] Baseball Reference, Milt Thompson
  3. ^ [3] Phillies.com Coach Bios - Hitting - Thompson, Milt
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