| Juan Samuel | |||||||||||||||
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 Samuel with the Phillies in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Second baseman /Center fielder /Manager | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1960-12-09)December 9, 1960 (age 64) San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| August 24, 1983, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 26, 1998, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .259 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 161 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 703 | ||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 396 | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial record | 17–34 | ||||||||||||||
| Winning % | .333 | ||||||||||||||
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| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Juan Milton Samuel (born December 9, 1960) is aDominican former professionalbaseballsecond baseman andoutfielder who played 16 seasons inMajor League Baseball (MLB). A three-timeNational League (NL)All-Star, he appeared in the1983 World Series with thePhiladelphia Phillies. Samuel served as interimmanager for theBaltimore Orioles during the2010 MLB season, as well as many years in MLBcoaching ranks. Known widely for his unique combination of speed and power, Samuel was inducted into theHispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame, in 2010.
Samuel was originally signed as a non-draftedfree agent by thePhiladelphia Phillies in 1980. A three-timeAll-Star, Samuel earnedNational League (NL) Rookie of the Year honors fromThe Sporting News in 1984, when he tied for the NL lead with 19triples and placed second with 72stolen bases, which established a then-MLB rookie single-season record for steals,[a] previously held byTim Raines with 71 in 1981.[2] He finished second in official NLRookie of the Year voting behindDwight Gooden.[3] During his majors career, Samuel collected 1,578hits, 396 stolen bases, and also reached double figures in home runs nine times. A popular player in Philadelphia, he appeared in the1983 World Series, going 0-for-1 in three games.
Samuel was sent to theNew York Mets during the1989 midseason in the same transaction that broughtLenny Dykstra andRoger McDowell to Philadelphia.[4] He also played two and a half seasons both for theLos Angeles Dodgers andDetroit Tigers, spent a year with theCincinnati Reds, had two brief stints with theKansas City Royals, and provided three years of good services for theToronto Blue Jays,pinch-hitting, serving asDH, and playing atfirst base, second,third,left field andright. He retired after the 1998 season.
Samuel holds the major league record for mostat-bats by a right-handed hitter in one season with 701, set in 1984. That mark was also the most for any National League batter in a single campaign, later surpassed byJimmy Rollins. He also tied a major league record for consecutivestrikeout titles with four (1984–87), shared withHack Wilson (1927–30) andVince DiMaggio (1942–45).
In a 16-season playing career, Samuel was a .259hitter with 161home runs and 703RBI in 1,720games.[5]
Since retiring from play, Samuel has coached at various levels and in various roles. He coachedthird base for theDetroit Tigers in 2005 after having coached first base for the team since 1999. He managed the Double-ABinghamton Mets for the 2006 season, and was named the third base coach for theBaltimore Orioles on October 31, 2006,[6] where he remained through the first part of 2010.
In August 2008, Samuel was inducted into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame atCitizens Bank Park.
Samuel joined thePhiladelphia Phillies coaching staff for the2011 season as third base coach, with former third base coachSam Perlozzo moving to first base coach.[7] In 2013, he moved to first base coach withRyne Sandberg taking over the duties at third base.[8] Upon Sandberg being named interim manager, Samuel returned to filling the role of third base coach for the Phillies.[9]
On January 6, 2022, Samuel was hired to serve as a minor league hitting instructor for theCincinnati Reds organization.[10]
Samuel was named interimmanager of theOrioles afterDave Trembley's dismissal on June 4, 2010.[11] He took over a ballclub that was in last place in theAmerican League (AL) East with the majors' worst record at 15–39.[12] During his brief tenure, the team had a pair of four-game win streaks.[13] The first one on June 24–27 was highlighted by a three-game sweep of theWashington Nationals atCamden Yards.[14] Its first four-game road sweep since 1995 occurred after the vanquishing of the eventual AL championTexas Rangers atRangers Ballpark in Arlington two weekends later and immediately prior to theAll-Star break.[15] Beyond this, the Orioles showed little tangible improvement as they went 17–34 under Samuel,[16] whose stint ended on August 1 with a 5–4 loss atKauffman Stadium, the third straight defeat to theKansas City Royals.[17] Three days earlier on July 29,Buck Showalter was announced as Samuel's successor on a full-time basis beginning on August 3.[18] After declining an offer to return to his old third-base coaching job, Samuel accepted a position elsewhere in the organization as an evaluator for its Dominican Republic academy for the remainder of that season.[19]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BAL | 2010 | 51 | 17 | 34 | .333 | (interim) | – | – | – | – |
| Total[16] | 51 | 17 | 34 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
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| Preceded by | Baltimore Oriolesthird base coach 2007–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Philadelphia Philliesthird base coach 2011–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Philadelphia Philliesfirst base coach 2013–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Philadelphia Philliesthird base coach 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
Members of thePhiladelphia Phillies Wall of Fame | ||
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| Inducted as Athletics | ||
