Rick Schu
Richard Spencer Schu (born January 26, 1962), is an American former professional baseball third baseman and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1984–1987, 1991), Baltimore Orioles (1988–1989), Detroit Tigers (1989), California Angels (1990), and Montreal Expos (1996). Schu also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Nippon Ham Fighters (1993–1994).
Rick Schu | |||
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Schu with the Washington Nationals in 2015 | |||
Third baseman / Coach | |||
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | January 26, 1962|||
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Professional debut | |||
MLB: September 1, 1984, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
NPB: April 10, 1993, for the Nippon Ham Fighters | |||
Last appearance | |||
MLB: August 14, 1996, for the Montreal Expos | |||
NPB: October 4, 1994, for the Nippon Ham Fighters | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .246 | ||
Home runs | 41 | ||
Runs batted in | 134 | ||
Teams | |||
As player
As coach |
Baseball career
Schu grew up in Fair Oaks, California and was signed as an amateur free agent out of Del Campo High School by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Schu debuted with the Phillies at Veterans Stadium on September 1, 1984 starting at 3rd base. He went 0-3 that day before being pinch-hit for by Francisco Melendez. He was recalled to the major leagues in May 1985. Schu was hitting .284 at Portland and would replace Mike Schmidt at third base; Schmidt would move to first base. But Schu hit only .252 with seven home runs in 1985 for the Phillies and in 1986, Schmidt returned to third and Schu became a bench player.[1] After four seasons with the Phillies, he joined the Baltimore Orioles, and played for them, the Tigers, and the Angels before returning to the Phillies in 1991.
On July 11, 2007, Schu replaced Kevin Seitzer as the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2] Schu continued in this role until May 7, 2009.
On November 4, 2009 the Washington Nationals announced the hiring of Schu to be an organizational hitting instructor. He became their hitting coach in 2013.[3] His contract expired after the 2017 season.[4] On 9 November 2017, Schu was hired as the Assistant Hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.[5]
Personal life
Schu now resides in El Dorado Hills, California, He is married to his high school sweetheart, Keri.
References
- Kashatus, William C. (2000). Mike Schmidt: Philadelphia's Hall of Fame third baseman. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 94. ISBN 0-7864-0713-1.
- "Schu replaces Seitzer as D-backs hitting coach". MLB.com. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13814518/washington-nationals-fire-manager-matt-williams
- Adams, Steve (October 20, 2017). "Dusty Baker Will Not Return As Nationals' Manager In 2018". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- Ken Rosenthal. "Ken Rosenthal on Twitter: "Rick Schu new assistant hitting coach for #SFGiants, sources tell The Athletic. Previously #Nationals hitting coach."". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Rick Schu at Baseball Gauge
Preceded by Rick Eckstein |
Washington Nationals Hitting Coach 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Kevin Long |