Andy Dominique

Infobox MLB retired
name=Andy Dominique


position=Catcher/First base
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1975|10|30
Tarzana, California
deathdate=
debutdate=May 25
debutyear=by|2004
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=May 22
finalyear=by|2005
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.154
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1
teams=
* Boston Red Sox (by|2004)
* Toronto Blue Jays (by|2005)
highlights=

Andrew John Dominique (born October 30, 1975 in Tarzana, California) is a former first baseman/catcher who played in Major League Baseball in parts of the by|2004 and by|2005 seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 220 lb., Dominique batted and threw right-handed. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the by|1997 draft out of the University of Nevada.

Primarily a third baseman, Dominique made the Big West Conference All-Star baseball team in by|1996 and by|1997, while hitting 30 home runs with 97 RBI and a .788 slugging percentage in 1997 to set single-season records and gain BWC player of the year honors. Unfortunately, Dominique never fulfilled the promise he showed in college. He spent seven seasons in the Philadelphia minor league system as a 3B/C/1B before being assigned to the Boston Red Sox at midseason in by|2003, by the Phillies. He entered the majors in 2004 with Boston, hitting .182 in seven games, and also made two appearances with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2005. On December 3, 2005, he signed with the Seattle Mariners, but never played a game in their organization.

In a two-year major league career, Dominique was a .154 hitter (2-for-13) with one RBI in nine games. He did not hit a home run. In 927 minor league games, he hit .270 (895-for-3318) with 122 home runs and 569 RBI.

Dominique is currently a hitting instructer in Reno, Nevada.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eggerel01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/andy-dominique.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.jour.unr.edu/Outpost/sports/archives/spo.hall.price.html Big West Conference archives]
* [http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/SPORTS06/805160533/1053 Hitting Instructor]