Johnny Washington (baseball coach)

Johnny Washington
San Diego Padres – No. 28
Coach
Born: (1984-05-06) May 6, 1984
Long Beach, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams

As coach

Johnny Washington (born May 6, 1984) is an American professional baseball coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. A native of Long Beach, California, Washington was a second baseman and shortstop during his playing days. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg).

Washington attended Mt. San Jacinto College. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 27th round of the 2003 MLB draft, and he played in minor league and independent league baseball for seven seasons.[1] When he retired in 2009, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to coach in Minor League Baseball for the Ogden Raptors. In 2013, he coached for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.[2] He joined the Padres organization, and coached in 2016 for the San Antonio Missions. The Padres hired Washington to their MLB staff as their first base coach before the 2017 season.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lin, Dennis. "Former Padres infielder Vazquez among three new coaches on staff". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ GLASER, KYLE. "BASEBALL: MSJC's Washington excelling as Quakes hitting coach". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Padres announce 2017 coaching staff". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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