98 Facts About Trevor Hoffman

Trevor Hoffman was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.

Trevor Hoffman currently serves as senior advisor for baseball operations for the Padres.

Trevor Hoffman played shortstop collegiately at the University of Arizona and was drafted in the 11th round by the Cincinnati Reds.

Trevor Hoffman recorded 20 saves in 1994 in his first season as Padres closer, and in the following years, he became the face of the franchise after Tony Gwynn retired.

Trevor Hoffman collected at least 30 saves each year for the next 14 years, except for 2003 when he missed most of the year recovering from shoulder surgery.

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Trevor Hoffman was selected for the All-Star team seven times, and twice he was the runner-up for the National League Cy Young Award, given annually to the top pitcher in the league.

Trevor Hoffman retired with MLB records of fifteen 20-save seasons, fourteen 30-save seasons, and nine 40-save seasons.

Trevor Hoffman retired with the highest career strikeout rate of any reliever.

The following year, Trevor Hoffman's role expanded to overseeing pitching instruction at all levels in the minors.

Trevor Hoffman was born on October 13,1967, in Bellflower, California.

When he was six weeks old, Trevor Hoffman had to have a damaged kidney removed because an arterial blockage had formed there.

Trevor Hoffman later became a professional singer before he quit being on the road and got a job at the post office.

Trevor Hoffman was an usher at California Angels games; he was known as the Singing Usher, leading the crowd in the singing of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the seventh-inning and filling in if the designated national anthem singer did not show up.

Trevor Hoffman's mother, Mikki, was an English-born ballerina and came from an athletic family.

Trevor Hoffman's father, Jack French, was a professional soccer player with Southend United FC before World War II.

Trevor Hoffman met Hoffman's father in a play in England in which she was performing and he was acting and singing.

Trevor Hoffman went to Savanna High School in Anaheim, as had Glenn, and following his more-talented older brother put pressure on Trevor Hoffman.

Ed, who did not trust that coaches would protect Trevor Hoffman's arm, stopped allowing his son to pitch after he was 12 years old.

Trevor Hoffman grew three inches over the summer and continued playing at Cypress College, and later for the University of Arizona from 1988 through 1989.

Trevor Hoffman was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round with the 288th overall selection of the 1989 MLB draft, and he signed for $3,000.

Trevor Hoffman was open to anything that might advance his career, and they talked about catching or pitching with his exceptional arm.

Trevor Hoffman played shortstop and third base for the Reds' Single-A affiliate Charleston.

Not showing much batting potential, Trevor Hoffman was converted to pitcher in 1991 at the suggestion of Charleston manager Jim Lett, who grew tired of Trevor Hoffman overthrowing first base.

Trevor Hoffman allowed three runs in his one-inning debut with San Diego, eight runs over his first three outings, and blew his first save opportunity as a Padre.

Trevor Hoffman pitched 39 games for San Diego, who finished the season with 101 losses, and ended his rookie season with 79 strikeouts in 90 innings with a 3.

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Trevor Hoffman later played volleyball and landed on the shoulder again while going for a dig.

Trevor Hoffman pitched hurt from spring training through the season and finally had off-season rotator cuff surgery.

In both 1996 and 1997, Trevor Hoffman pitched over 80 innings, with 111 strikeouts, averaged approximately 40 saves, and had ERAs of 2.

Trevor Hoffman recorded saves in each of the final three games against the Dodgers, as the Padres won the NL West for their first division title in 12 years.

Trevor Hoffman entered Game 2 with the score tied and one out and inherited runners on second and third.

The following night, Trevor Hoffman's streak ended on an Alou home run, though the Padres ended up winning the game.

Trevor Hoffman's saves tied the NL single-season record set in 1993 by the Cubs' Randy Myers.

Trevor Hoffman was runner-up in the Cy Young Award race that year to Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves, despite receiving 13 first-place votes to Glavine's 11.

Trevor Hoffman won the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award and captured another Fireman of the Year Award.

Trevor Hoffman's contract included a no-trade clause, the first the Padres had ever granted.

Trevor Hoffman set MLB records with his fifth overall and fourth consecutive 40-save season in 2001, as well as his seventh consecutive 30-save campaign.

Trevor Hoffman was named to the All-Star game in 1999,2000, and 2002.

Trevor Hoffman broke Dennis Eckersley's record for most saves with one team in 2002.

Trevor Hoffman sat out most of the 2003 season while recovering from two offseason shoulder surgeries, including one that trimmed the tip of his scapula.

Trevor Hoffman pitched in nine games in 2003, all non-save situations, with an ERA of 2.

Trevor Hoffman did not get into any save situations as the Padres never led through any of the 27 innings in the series.

In 2006, Trevor Hoffman was named to his fifth All-Star game, but was the losing pitcher in the game after having two strikes with two outs to Michael Young, who was later named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

Trevor Hoffman saved 46 of 51 save chances on the year, and led the NL in saves for the second time.

Trevor Hoffman's season save total was the second highest in his career.

Trevor Hoffman won the Rolaids Relief Award for the second time in his career, was awarded The Sporting News NL Reliever of the Year for the third time, and finished as the runner-up for the Cy Young Award for the second time.

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On September 27, Trevor Hoffman picked up his 40th save of the 2007 season, marking his ninth season with 40 saves, a Major League record.

Trevor Hoffman took the loss when he allowed the game-winning run to score on a sacrifice fly.

Trevor Hoffman said it was unrelated to his pitching performance at the end of the season.

Trevor Hoffman reached 20 or more saves for the 14th time to set a new MLB record.

On January 13,2009, Trevor Hoffman signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Trevor Hoffman suffered a strained muscle on the right side of his rib cage in spring training, and started the season on the DL.

Trevor Hoffman was selected as an All-Star in 2009 as a late replacement, making his seventh appearance.

Trevor Hoffman had already increased his record of 20 or more saves to 15.

Trevor Hoffman appeared in 55 games with the Brewers, recording 37 saves in 41 attempts with a 1.

Trevor Hoffman insisted that there was nothing physically wrong with him, and he served as a mentor for his replacement, John Axford.

Trevor Hoffman believed he could still pitch in the big leagues, but with all of the closer roles for West Coast teams filled, he elected to retire, announcing his decision on January 11,2011.

Trevor Hoffman revealed that elbow tendinitis plagued him for most of the first half of 2010, though he never used it as an excuse for his performance.

Trevor Hoffman had received three cortisone injections that year with the Brewers.

Trevor Hoffman retired with 601 saves as the all-time saves leader in MLB history.

Trevor Hoffman had no desire to sign a ceremonial one-day player contract to retire as a Padre.

In 2014, Trevor Hoffman became the ninth inductee into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.

Trevor Hoffman became eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame starting in 2016.

In 2017, Trevor Hoffman received 74 percent of the vote, falling five votes short of induction.

On January 24,2018, Trevor Hoffman was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame with 79.

Trevor Hoffman was known for his high leg kick, the menacing glare through his cap pulled down almost to his eyes, and his deceptive changeup.

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Trevor Hoffman would throw a slider and only an occasional changeup.

Trevor Hoffman's original changeup was a conventional circle changeup taught to him by Cincinnati scout Larry Barton.

Trevor Hoffman learned a different changeup, which he throws with a palmball grip, from teammate Donnie Elliott in 1994.

Trevor Hoffman played through 1995 and had surgery the following offseason for a torn rotator cuff.

Trevor Hoffman explained the key to his changeup was how he pinched the seam of the ball with his thumb and index finger as he released it.

Trevor Hoffman threw the changeup with the arm speed used to throw a fastball, and the spin and movement of the ball looked the same to the batter.

Padres general manager Kevin Towers said Trevor Hoffman was the first one in and the last one out of the ballpark every day.

When pitcher Jeremy Fikac was promoted to the majors in 2001, Trevor Hoffman invited him to join him on his usual afternoon run.

Trevor Hoffman was long regarded as one of the great teammates in baseball.

Trevor Hoffman was known as a leader in the clubhouse and a tutor to younger players.

Trevor Hoffman mentored his successor in San Diego, Heath Bell, and the pitcher who supplanted him in Milwaukee, John Axford.

Trevor Hoffman's teammates noticed that he stayed supporting Axford through a bases-loaded jam.

Trevor Hoffman regularly organized team dinners on the road or had team family gatherings at his home, whether it was with the Padres or the Brewers.

Trevor Hoffman felt like he let his family down if he did not do his job on a particular night.

Trevor Hoffman was more accommodating for interviews after blown saves than he was after successful ones.

When Trevor Hoffman passed on the Indians in free agency to stay with the Padres, he still sent an autographed jersey as a baby gift to then-Indians manager Eric Wedge.

Trevor Hoffman dominated his position at a consistent level while enjoying incredible longevity over almost two decades.

Trevor Hoffman was the first pitcher to reach not only the 500 save milestone, but 600.

Trevor Hoffman had 12 seasons with at least 37 saves, 13 seasons with a sub-3.

Trevor Hoffman retired ranked first with 856 games finished, ninth with 1,035 games pitched, seventh-lowest in hits per nine innings at 6.

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Trevor Hoffman lacked the postseason opportunities and success of Rivera, who had 42 saves and an 0.

Trevor Hoffman did blow a save opportunity in his only World Series appearance and failed on save tries twice in the final three days of the 2007 season as the Padres vied for the playoffs.

Rivera broke Trevor Hoffman's career save record in 2011, and finished his career with 652.

Trevor Hoffman was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018, becoming the sixth member to be elected who was primarily a reliever during their career.

In 2014, Trevor Hoffman became San Diego's upper-level pitching coordinator, essentially an additional pitching coach for the Padres at their Double-A and Triple-A levels.

Preller in 2015, Trevor Hoffman became senior advisor for baseball operations, overseeing pitching instruction at all levels of the Padres' minor league system.

Trevor Hoffman was the bullpen coach for the Great Britain team during the qualifying round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

Trevor Hoffman was eligible on the basis of his maternal ancestry to England.

Trevor Hoffman met his wife Tracy in Buffalo, New York, in 1992, where she was a real estate agent and a member of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills cheerleading squad.

Trevor Hoffman asked her to marry him in 1993 while she was on the field during Super Bowl XXVII.

Trevor Hoffman's father died of cancer on Super Bowl Sunday in 1995.

Trevor Hoffman donated $200 for every save to the National Kidney Foundation.

In honor of his father, a former Marine, Trevor Hoffman annually paid for game tickets and meals for 1,000 members of the military and their families.