14 Facts About Tom Goodwin

1.

Thomas Jones Goodwin was born on July 27,1968 and is an American professional baseball coach and former player.

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2.

Tom Goodwin played in Major League Baseball for 14 seasons, primarily as a center fielder, from 1991 to 2004.

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3.

Tom Goodwin has coached in MLB for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox.

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4.

Tom Goodwin attended Central High School in Fresno, California, and then went on to play for Fresno State University.

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5.

Tom Goodwin was a two-time All-American selection at Fresno State, and was named to The Sporting News college All-America team in 1989.

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6.

Tom Goodwin opted to wait until 1989 to sign with a team, agreeing to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after being selected in the first round of the 1989 MLB draft.

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7.

Tom Goodwin spent only three seasons in Minor League Baseball before making his MLB debut—he had at least 48 stolen bases in each of those seasons.

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Tom Goodwin made his major-league debut on September 1,1991, at the age of 23.

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9.

Tom Goodwin played in the 2002 World Series, going 0-for-4 as the Giants lost to the Anaheim Angels in seven games.

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10.

Tom Goodwin recorded his 1000th career hit off of Mike Gallo of the Houston Astros on August 20,2003.

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11.

Tom Goodwin then played in the independent Atlantic League in 2005 for the Atlantic City Surf.

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12.

On October 29,2011, Tom Goodwin was named first base coach for the New York Mets, succeeding Mookie Wilson.

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13.

On November 2,2017, Tom Goodwin returned to the Red Sox organization as major-league first base coach on the staff of new manager Alex Cora.

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14.

Tom Goodwin was a member of the Red Sox coaching staff when the team won the 2018 World Series.

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