19 Facts About Willie Bloomquist

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Willie Paul Bloomquist is an American baseball coach and former utility player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils.

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Willie Bloomquist played college baseball at Arizona State for coach Pat Murphy from 1997 to 1999 and played in Major League Baseball for 14 seasons from 2002 to 2015.

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Willie Bloomquist played 14 years primarily an outfielder and shortstop, with Seattle from 2002 to 2008, the Kansas City Royals from 2009 to 2010, the Cincinnati Reds in 2010, the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2011 to 2013 before returning to Seattle from 2014 to 2015.

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Willie Bloomquist was All-State and all-league MVP in baseball at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington and was an eighth round pick in 1996 MLB draft.

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Willie Bloomquist was a high school teammate with former MLB player Jason Ellison.

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Willie Bloomquist chose to accept a scholarship to Arizona State University.

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In 1998, Willie Bloomquist tied a College World Series single-game record with five hits in a game with Long Beach State.

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Willie Bloomquist was honored as Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1999 and was named first-team All-American by Baseball America.

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Willie Bloomquist was drafted out of South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington by the Seattle Mariners in the eighth round of the 1996 MLB draft, but was not signed.

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Willie Bloomquist was drafted again by the Mariners out of Arizona State University in the third round of the 1999 MLB draft and signed.

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On January 9,2009, Willie Bloomquist signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Royals.

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Willie Bloomquist played in 197 games with the Royals over parts of 2 seasons, hitting.

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On September 13,2010, Willie Bloomquist was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later, or cash.

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On January 18,2011, Willie Bloomquist signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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On December 5,2013, Willie Bloomquist signed a two-year deal to return to the Seattle Mariners.

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On July 2,2015, Willie Bloomquist was designated for assignment, and shortstop Chris Taylor called up from the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers to take his roster spot.

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On March 11,2016, Willie Bloomquist announced his retirement on Twitter.

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On June 11,2021, Willie Bloomquist was named the new head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team.

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Willie Bloomquist is married and has four daughters, Natalie, Ava, Layla and Sydney.