Andrew Junipero Fox (born January 12, 1971) is an American

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and a former infielder. He played in

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(MLB) from 1996 to 2004 for five different teams. He currently serves on the coaching staff of the

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as their major league field coordinator.

Playing career

Fox, a second round draft pick, graduated from Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento. He attended St. Mary, a Catholic school, in Sacramento for grades k-8. In

, he played for the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The ...

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fran ...

, Texas Rangers, and

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. He won a

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as a member of the Marlins'

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championship team and as a member of the Yankees'

1996 World Series The 1996 World Series was the World Series, championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1996 Major League Baseball season, 1996 season. The 92nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) ...

championship team. While with the Diamondbacks, he set the team's single season record for times hit by pitch.

Coaching/managing career

After his playing career ended, Fox became a minor league coach in the Texas Rangers' farm system in 2005 and served as

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of the Class A

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in 2006. On March 24, 2007, Fox replaced Perry Hill as the

' first base and infield coach. Fox had previously played under Hill in 2002; similarly, former Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez was a coach for the Marlins during part of Fox's playing career with the team. After the 2009 season, Fox was named the hitting coach of the Double-A

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of the Southern League. Fox was named minor-league infield coordinator by the

for the 2011 season. He still held that position as of the 2019 season, while adding the new responsibilities of assistant field coordinator for Boston's player development organization. In December 2021, Fox was named to Boston's major-league coaching staff, in the role of field coordinator.

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