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Johnny Washington (baseball Coach)
Johnny Washington (born May 6, 1984) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He is currently the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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 and . Career Washington attended Mt. San Jacinto College. The Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers selected him in the 27th round of the 2003 MLB draft, and he played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and independent league baseball for seven seasons. When he retired in 2009, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to coach in MiLB for the Ogden Raptors. In 2013, he coached for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. In 2014, he coached for the Great Lakes Loons, Great Lakes Loons. He joined the San Diego Padres organization, and coached in 2016 for the San Antonio Missions. The Padres hired Washington to their MLB staff as their first base coach befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennants—in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. As of 2022, they have had 16 winning seasons in franchise history. The Padres are one of two Major League Baseball teams (the other being the Los Angeles Angels) in California to originate from the state; the Athletics were originally from Philadelphia (and moved to the state from Kansas City), and the Dodgers and Giants are originally from two New York City boroughs—Brooklyn and Manhattan, respectively. As of 2022, the Padres are the only team in California not to have won a World Series. Following the relocation of the Chargers to Los Angeles in 2017, the Padres became the only franchise in the four major American professional sports leagues in the San Diego sports m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
