14 Facts About Eric Wedge

1.

Eric Wedge went on to attend Wichita State, and played on the Shockers team that won the 1989 College World Series.

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2.

Eric Wedge led the Indians to a postseason berth in 2007, and won the American League Manager of the Year Award that year.

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3.

Eric Wedge then managed the Seattle Mariners from 2011 to 2013, and then worked as player development advisor for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2016 to 2019.

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4.

Eric Wedge played for the Central Valley Rockies and Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1993 and was a September call-up for Colorado that season, appearing in 9 games and hitting.

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5.

Eric Wedge returned to Pawtucket for the 1995 season and again split catching duties with Hatteberg.

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6.

Eric Wedge was honored with his third post-season award when The Sporting News named him Minor League Manager of the Year.

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7.

On October 29,2002, Eric Wedge was named the 39th manager of the Cleveland Indians.

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8.

On October 18,2010, Eric Wedge was named the Mariners manager, and agreed to a three-year contract.

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9.

Eric Wedge suffered a stroke in July 2013 and missed 28 games.

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10.

On September 27,2013, Eric Wedge announced he would not return as the Mariners manager for the 2014 season, declining their contract offer for a one–year contract extension.

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11.

On February 6,2016, Eric Wedge was hired as a player development advisor by the Toronto Blue Jays.

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12.

Eric Wedge interviewed for the vacant New York Yankees managerial position in November 2017.

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13.

On May 29,2019, Eric Wedge was named head baseball coach of the Wichita State Shockers.

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14.

Eric Wedge joined Baseball Tonight on ESPN as a Studio Analyst for the 2014 and 2015 seasons alongside Ozzie Guillen and Dallas Braden.

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