Wallace Keith Joyner was born on June 16,1962 and is an American former professional baseball player.
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23 Facts About Wally Joyner
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Wally Joyner played for four major league teams during a 16-year career, most notably for the California Angels, for whom he was an All-Star.
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Wally Joyner was a member of the pennant-winning 1998 San Diego Padres.
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Wally Joyner attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.
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Wally Joyner was the starting first baseman in the 1986 All-Star Game, becoming the first rookie to be voted into the All-Star Game by the fans.
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Wally Joyner tied Darryl Strawberry for first place in that year's Home Run Derby.
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Wally Joyner was grazed on the left arm by the butt end of the weapon, escaping injury.
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Wally Joyner broke up two no-hit bids in the ninth during the 1986 season.
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In game 3 of the series, Wally Joyner was running home on an infield hit, and as he stepped on home plate, he unknowingly opened up a previously unseen staph infection on his shin, which led to him having to be hospitalized and miss the rest of the series.
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Wally Joyner finished the 1987 season with 34 home runs and 117 RBI, both career highs.
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Wally Joyner played with the Padres for four years, and was the starting first baseman on the 1998 pennant-winning team.
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Wally Joyner played with the Braves for one year before ending his career where it had begun, with the Anaheim Angels.
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Wally Joyner led the American League in fielding percentage at first base in 1989 and 1995 and the National League in 1996 and 1997.
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Wally Joyner took three pills before deciding not to continue and flushed them down the toilet.
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Wally Joyner told Buster Olney that his reason for telling his story in public was to set the record straight for the sake of his daughters.
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On July 31,2007, Wally Joyner was hired by the San Diego Padres to be their hitting coach, replacing Merv Rettenmund.
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Previously, Wally Joyner had served as a special assistant to Padres General Manager Kevin Towers.
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In September 2008, Wally Joyner resigned as the hitting coach for the Padres due to a number of factors including the team's low rankings in batting categories and a difference in philosophy in regards to hitting with members of upper management.
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In spite of this, Wally Joyner was likely to be let go at the end of the year like Bench Coach Craig Colbert was on September 29,2008 due to the same factors in his resignation.
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On October 15,2012, Wally Joyner was hired by the Philadelphia Phillies as their assistant hitting coach to new hitting coach Steve Henderson.
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Wally Joyner was the team's hitting coach for the 2014,2015, and 2016 seasons.
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Wally Joyner resigned after the 2016 season to pursue other opportunities.
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Wally Joyner is the nephew of former United States Senator Paula Hawkins.
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