#82

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Full Name:
 

Thomas Jones Goodwin

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Born:  
   

July 27, 1968
    Fresno, California

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Family:  

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Divorced.

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School:  

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Central High School, Fresno, California
Mascot: Grizzlies

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Fresno State University
Bulldogs baseball
Coach: Bob Bennett
 

Playing Career:

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1986 - Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates (134th overall) but did not sign.

 

1988 - Played for the US Olympic Team in Seoul.

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1989 - Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers (22nd overall).

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1991 - September 1st - Major League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Played with the Los Angeles Dodger, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs.

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2004 - September 30th - Last MLB game with the Chicago Cubs.
 

Coaching Career:

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2007 - Managed the Lewisville (Texas) Lizards of the independent Continental Baseball League.

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Also coach for the Lowell Spinners, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

2011 - Named the first base coach for the Mets (replaced Mookie Wilson).

 

2015 - Lost a World Series with the New York Mets against the Kansas City Royals.

 

2017 - Returned to the Boston Red Sox organization as the Red Sox first base coach.
 

Extra:

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Do not heckle:
Any comments about his children should not be used. His son Weslee died in June 2014.

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Sample Heckles:

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"Why did you play for every team in the league?"

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Heckle him on twitter:

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He's a base coach... don't over do it.