Von Everett Joshua (born May 1, 1948) is a former professional baseball

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for the

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(1969–71, 1973–74 and 1979),

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(1975–76),

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(1976–77) and

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(1980) of

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(MLB).

Playing career

Joshua was drafted out of

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by the

in the first round of the 1967 January Major League Baseball draft along the likes of

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. However, Joshua signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He helped the Dodgers win the 1974 National League pennant. However, in that year's World Series, which the

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won in five games over the Dodgers, Joshua went 0-for-4, all in pinch-hitting appearances, including grounding out to

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Rollie Fingers for the final out of the Series. In 10 seasons he played in 822 games and had 2,234 at bats, 277 runs, 610 hits, 87 doubles, 31 triples, 30 home runs, 184 RBI, 55 stolen bases, 108 walks, .273 batting average, .306 on-base percentage, .380 slugging percentage, 849 total bases, 15 sacrifice hits, 15 sacrifice flies and 20 intentional walks. Defensively, he recorded a career .976 fielding percentage.

Coaching career

Joshua was the hitting coach for the

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for several years in the late 1980s. Joshua was the

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hitting coach, then was hitting coach of the

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from June to October 2009, following the firing of

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. He was rehired as the Iowa Cubs hitting coach for the 2010 season.

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