| Ron Coomer | |
|---|---|
 Coomer in 1988 | |
| First baseman /Third baseman | |
| Born: (1966-11-18)November 18, 1966 (age 59) Crest Hill, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 1, 1995, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2003, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 92 |
| Runs batted in | 449 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ronald Bryan Coomer (born November 18, 1966), nicknamed "Coom Dawg", is an American formerfirst baseman andthird baseman inMajor League Baseball and the current color analyst and play-by-play broadcaster for theChicago Cubs radio on WSCR 670 AM. Coomer had a nine-year major league career from1995 to2003 playing for theMinnesota Twins,New York Yankees,Chicago Cubs, andLos Angeles Dodgers. He was elected to theAmerican League All-Star team in1999 while with the Twins.
During his baseball career he opened up a baseball facility inOrland Park, Illinois, called C.F. Swingtown Baseball Academy, which is no longer owned by Coomer.[1]
Coomer was drafted by theOakland Athletics in the 14th round of the 1987 amateur draft. After the 1990 season, he was released by the A's. He was signed by theChicago White Sox on March 18, 1991. In 1993, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers forIsidro Márquez. After two seasons in the minors, Coomer was traded to the Minnesota Twins withGreg Hansell andJosé Parra forMark Guthrie andKevin Tapani.[2]
Coomer spent five seasons with the Twins, with whom he made the All-Star team in 1999. After the emergence of third basemanCorey Koskie, Coomer began to lose playing time. In his last year as a Twin,2000, Koskie started the majority of the games at third and Coomer was shifted to first base.
In2001, Coomer signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago Cubs. He hit .261/.316/.390 in his only year in Chicago before becoming a free agent.[2]
Coomer signed a one-year deal with the New York Yankees in2002 as a reserve third baseman. He started 26 games for the Yankees at third. He joined the Dodgers thenext year, where he mainly played first base. Coomer's offensive production dipped to .240/.299/.368 and after that year he retired from baseball.[2]
In 2012 and 2013, Coomer was acolor analyst forFox Sports North, the Minnesota Twins' primary television broadcaster. He also regularly appeared onKTWN-FM, the primary radio affiliate for the Minnesota Twins. On December 12, 2013, it was reported that Coomer would succeedKeith Moreland as the analyst on theChicago Cubs Radio Network.[3] He is partnered with longtime broadcasterPat Hughes.[1]
| Preceded by | Chicago Cubs Radio Color Commentator 2014–present | Incumbent |