Rick Schu

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Rick Schu
Washington Nationals
Infielder
Born: (1962-01-26) January 26, 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1984 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
August 14, 1996 for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	41
Runs batted in	134
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1984-1987) Baltimore Orioles (1988-1989) Detroit Tigers (1989) California Angels (1990) Philadelphia Phillies (1991) Nippon Ham Fighters (1993-1994) (NPB) Montreal Expos (1996)

Richard Spenser Schu (born January 26, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player and current hitting coach for the Washington Nationals. Schu played primarily third base for the Philadelphia Phillies (1984–1987, 1991), Baltimore Orioles (1988–1989), Detroit Tigers (1989), California Angels (1990) and Montreal Expos (1996). He also played two seasons in Japan for the Nippon Ham Fighters (1993-1994).

Schu grew up in Fair Oaks, California and was signed as an amateur free agent out of Del Campo High School by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Schu debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in September 1984 and was recalled to the major leagues in May 1985. Schu was hitting .284 at Portland and would replace Mike Schmidt at third base; Schmidt would move to first base. But Schu hit only .252 with seven home runs in 1985 for the Phillies and in 1986, Schmidt returned to third and Schu became a bench player.^[1] After four seasons with the Phillies, he joined the Baltimore Orioles, and played for them, the Tigers, and the Angels before returning to the Phillies in 1991.

On July 11, 2007, Schu replaced Kevin Seitzer as the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[2] Schu continued in this role until May 7, 2009.

On November 4, 2009 the Washington Nationals announced the hiring of Schu to be an organizational hitting instructor.

Personal life

Schu now resides in El Dorado Hills, California, He is married to his high school girlfriend, Keri.

References

↑ Kashatus, William C. (2000). Mike Schmidt: Philadelphia's Hall of Fame third baseman. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 94. ISBN 0-7864-0713-1.
↑ "Schu replaces Seitzer as D-backs hitting coach". MLB.com. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-11.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by Rick Eckstein	Washington Nationals Hitting Coach 2013-present	Succeeded by current

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Active roster	2 Denard Span 3 Eury Pérez 4 Zach Walters 6 Anthony Rendon 7 Scott Hairston 8 Danny Espinosa 11 Ryan Zimmerman 12 Tyler Moore 20 Ian Desmond 22 Drew Storen 23 Jhonatan Solano 25 Adam LaRoche 26 Jeff Kobernus 27 Jordan Zimmermann 28 Jayson Werth 29 Rafael Soriano 34 Bryce Harper 35 Craig Stammen 36 Tyler Clippard 37 Stephen Strasburg 38 Taylor Jordan 40 Wilson Ramos 41 Sandy León 43 Ross Ohlendorf 47 Gio Gonzalez 48 Ross Detwiler 50 Matt Purke 51 Erik Davis 52 Ryan Mattheus 56 Christian Garcia 57 Nathan Karns 59 Tanner Roark 64 Xavier Cedeño -- Aaron Barrett -- Jerry Blevins -- Doug Fister -- Nate McLouth -- Sammy Solis -- Steven Souza -- Michael Taylor

Coaching staff	Manager 9 Matt Williams Bench 53 Randy Knorr First base 32 Tony Tarasco Third base -- Bob Henley Hitting 39 Rick Schu Pitching 54 Steve McCatty Bullpen 24 Matthew LeCroy Defensive positioning 49 Mark Weidemaier

Persondata
Name	Schu, Rick
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player and coach
Date of birth	January 26, 1962
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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