- Joe McEwing
Infobox MLB retired
name=Joe McEwing
position=Utility player (baseball)
bgcolor1=#003581
bgcolor2=#ff5731
textcolor1=White
textcolor2=White
birthdate=birth date and age|1972|10|17
deathdate=
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 2
debutyear=by|1998
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=May 21
finalyear=by|2006
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.251
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=443
stat3label=Home run s
stat3value=25
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1998-by|1999)
*New York Mets (by|2000-by|2004)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2005)
*Houston Astros (by|2006)
highlights=
*141 hits in 1999Joseph Earl McEwing (born
October 17 ,1972 inBristol, Pennsylvania ) is aminor league baseball coach and formerMajor League Baseball player who spent most of his career with theNew York Mets , where he played from by|2000 through by|2004.McEwing played
college baseball at theCounty College of Morris inRandolph Township, New Jersey . [ [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Joe%20McEwing&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=136607 Joe McEwing] ,Minor League Baseball . AccessedNovember 11 ,2007 .]Professional baseball career
Nicknamed "Super Joe", he was a
utility player who played every position on the field, except for pitcher, throughout his major league career. McEwing was a fan favorite because of his energy, hustle and obvious love for the game. [ [http://ballhype.com/story/news_super_joe_finally_retires/ News: Super Joe Finally Retires - New York Mets, Baseball ] ] He had his best season in by|1999, while a member of theSt. Louis Cardinals . In that season, he had 141 hits and 9home run s, both career highs, as well as a 25-gamehitting streak , the fifth longest at that time by a rookie. That same year, Cardinal fans created what was known as "Little Mac Land," in a play on words of the official "Big Mac Land" created in the upper deck of Busch Stadium forMark McGwire . Fact|date=March 2007 McEwing also has the longest streak of 228 errorless games.Fact|date=March 2007 McEwing ended his streak in 2004 at 227 games.Released by the
New York Mets toward the end ofspring training in by|2005, theKansas City Royals signed him to provide extrainfield insurance. The Royals called him up to the major leagues onMarch 12 , when regularthird baseman ,Mark Teahen , went on the 15-day disabled list.On
March 30 , by|2006, he was sent to theHouston Astros by the Royals. In by|2007, he signed a minor league contract with theBoston Red Sox . [http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=169775&format=&page=2] OnJanuary 16 , by|2008, McEwing officially announced his retirement from baseball.Post playing career
He is currently the hitting coach of the
Chicago White Sox 's Triple-A affiliate, theCharlotte Knights . [cite web |url=http://www.charlotte.com/sports/story/453117.html |title= CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS: Bombard returns with new staff |publisher=Charlotte Observer | author=Cliff Mehrtens| date=2008-01-19 | accessdate=2008-01-22]References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcewijo01.shtml Detailed player statistics]
* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Joe%20McEwing&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=136607 2007 Player Statistics]
* [http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050317&content_id=969920&vkey=spt2005news&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym McEwing's release hits Wright hard]
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