Craig Shipley

Craig Shipley
Third Baseman
Born: 7 January 1963 (1963-01-07) (age 48) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
22 June, 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
25 September, 1998 for the Anaheim Angels
Career statistics
Batting average	.271
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	20
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1986-1987) New York Mets (1989) San Diego Padres (1991-1994) Houston Astros (1995) San Diego Padres (1996-1997) Anaheim Angels (1998)

Craig Barry Shipley (born 7 January 1963 in Parramatta, New South Wales) is an Australian-born executive in Major League Baseball. A former infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1986–87), New York Mets (1989), San Diego Padres (1991–94 and 1996–97), Houston Astros (1995) and Anaheim Angels (1998), he played collegiately at the University of Alabama.

He helped the Padres win the 1996 National League Western Division.

In 11 seasons Shipley played in 582 Games and had 1,345 At Bats, 155 Runs, 364 Hits, 63 Doubles, 6 Triples, 20 Home Runs, 138 RBI, 33 Stolen Bases, 47 Walks, .271 Batting Average, .302 On-base percentage, .371 Slugging Percentage, 499 Total Bases, 15 Sacrifice Hits, 9 Sacrifice Flies and 7 Intentional Walks.

Shipley's post-playing career began in 2000, when he was a roving minor league baserunning and infield instructor for the Montréal Expos. He then returned to the Padres as a professional scout in 2001–2002.

In 2003, Shipley followed former Padres executives Larry Lucchino and Theo Epstein to the Boston Red Sox, where he began as special assistant to the general manager, player development and international scouting. He was named a vice president in 2006, and was appointed senior vice president, international scouting, in 2009. In February 2011, Shipley was promoted again, when he was named senior vice president, player personnel and international scouting.^[1] However, weeks after Epstein departed the Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs in October 2011, Shipley was dismissed by the team's new general manager, Ben Cherington.^[2]

See also

• List of players from Australia in Major League Baseball

References

1. ^ The Boston Globe, 25 February 2011
2. ^ Boston Globe.com 2011.11.22

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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Name	Shipley, Craig
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Date of birth	7 January 1963
Place of birth	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
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