- Randy Ready
Randall Max Ready (born
January 8 ,1960 in Fremont,California ), is a former professionalbaseball player and current minor league baseball coach. Ready played in the major Leagues primarily as a utility player from by|1983 to by|1995. He was as a minor league coach for theDetroit Tigers and has served as a minor league coach for theSan Diego Padres since2004 .Playing career
Ready played in Puerto Rico's winter league for the Mayaguez Indios in 1985-86. On
June 12 ,1986 , Ready was traded by theMilwaukee Brewers to theSan Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sentTim Pyznarski onOctober 29 ,1986 to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. OnJune 2 ,1989 , he was traded by the San Diego Padres withJohn Kruk to the Philadelphia Phillies forChris James .Managing career
Ready returned to baseball as a manager for the Oneonta Tigers in
2002 -2003 , where he was named the New York-Penn League Manager of the Year after leading the Tigers to a 47-27 (.635) record and a division title2002 . Ready returned to the San Diego Padres minor league system and served as manager of theFort Wayne Wizards (Class A, Fort Wayne,Indiana ) from 2004 until 2006. In2007 , Ready was named the manager of theSan Antonio Missions (Class AA, San Antonio,Texas ) for their inaugural season with the San Diego Padres organization. He led the team to a 73-66 (.525) record and the Texas League championship. OnDecember 14 ,2007 , Ready was named the manager of thePortland Beavers (Class AAA, Portland,Oregon ). [ [http://www.portlandbeavers.com/news/press/index.html?article_id=1025 portlandbeavers.com: Press Releases ] ]Humanitarianism
In October 2007 as a result of the wildfires in southern California a family had lost their dog, that Randy was able to find and returned to the family that lost all their property. [http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/10/26/lewis.missing.dog.found.kusi]
Major League Teams that Ready played for
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Milwaukee Brewers 1983 -1986
*San Diego Padres 1986 -1989
*Philadelphia Phillies 1989 -1991 ,1994 -1995
*Oakland Athletics 1992
*Montreal Expos 1993 Ready's Major League Batting Stats
* 777 Games
* 547 Hits
* 40Home Run s
* 239 RBIs
* .259Batting Average ee also
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Montreal Expos all-time roster References
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