Getting To Know the Manager and Coaches – Marcus Thames (Hitting Coach)

by Paul Semendinger

March , 2021

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What follows are some interesting, fun, and random facts, etc. regarding Marcus Thames:

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In his first Major League at bat (2002), while playing for the Yankees, he homered off Randy Johnson.

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Thames played for the Yankees in 2002 (7 games) and in 2010 (82 games).

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In 2010, as a Yankee, Thames batted .288/12/33

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In his career, Marcus Thames played for the Yankees, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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He hit 25 or more homers twice in his career: 2006 (26) and 2008 (25).

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This will be Thames’ fourth year as the Yankees’ hitting coach. Prior to this, he was the team’s assistant hitting coach. He has been a coach in the Yankees’ system since 2013, working his way up through the minor leagues.

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Last year, he was a great coach, judging by results. For the first time in franchise history, the Yankees had both the league leaders in batting average (D.J. LeMahieu) and home runs (Luke Voit) – with it not being the same person.

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From 1994 to 1998, Marcus Thames served in the National Guard.

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