Fox spent three seasons in the Mariners organization before being released on March 29, 1989. On that same day, the Oakland Athletics quickly signed him. He spent the next few years in the Athletics' minor league system before making his Major League debut on July 7, 1992, at the age of 28.
Fox's career highlight may have come on July 29, 1992, when Fox hit a game-winning, three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins. That win put the A's into a first place tie with the Twins and catapulted them towards the American League West Division title that season, while the Twins finished in second place, six games back of the A's. Many Twins fans blame that game and his home run for the downfall of the franchise through the rest of the 1990s, only one year removed from winning the World Series in 1991.
The minor league speedster did not live up to his 49-steal potential in the Majors. In 116 career MLB games, he stole only five bases (in 1,178 minor league games, he stole 224 bases).
His final big-league game was July 5, 1995, with the Texas Rangers. Throughout his big league career, he had a .198 batting average.
Eric Fox coaches a travel baseball team called the Mustard Seeds out of Boise Idaho.
Facts
He sported two uniform numbers when with the Athletics – 28 (from 1992-'93) and 31 (1994). When he was with the Rangers, his uniform number was 18.
Hit an Opening Day Grand Slam caught by Gil Escamilla.
Sources
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
February 01, 2023
eric, eric, hollis, born, august, 1963, american, professional, baseball, coach, former, major, league, baseball, outfielder, attended, fresno, state, university, outfielderborn, 1963, august, 1963, lemoore, californiabatted, boththrew, leftmlb, debutjuly, 199. Eric Hollis Fox born August 15 1963 is an American professional baseball coach The 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 180 lb 82 kg former Major League Baseball outfielder attended Fresno State University Eric FoxOutfielderBorn 1963 08 15 August 15 1963 age 59 Lemoore CaliforniaBatted BothThrew LeftMLB debutJuly 7 1992 for the Oakland AthleticsLast MLB appearanceJuly 5 1995 for the Texas RangersMLB statisticsBatting average 198Home runs5Runs batted in19TeamsOakland Athletics 1992 1994 Texas Rangers 1995 Medals BaseballRepresenting the United StatesPan American Games1983 Caracas TeamCareer EditA switch hitter who threw left handed Fox was taken in the 22nd round 566th overall of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays He failed to sign and re entered the draft In 1985 the Philadelphia Phillies took him in the 13th round 330th overall again he did not sign Finally in the 1986 draft the Seattle Mariners took him fifth overall in the first round and he signed with them Fox spent three seasons in the Mariners organization before being released on March 29 1989 On that same day the Oakland Athletics quickly signed him He spent the next few years in the Athletics minor league system before making his Major League debut on July 7 1992 at the age of 28 Fox s career highlight may have come on July 29 1992 when Fox hit a game winning three run home run against the Minnesota Twins That win put the A s into a first place tie with the Twins and catapulted them towards the American League West Division title that season while the Twins finished in second place six games back of the A s Many Twins fans blame that game and his home run for the downfall of the franchise through the rest of the 1990s only one year removed from winning the World Series in 1991 The minor league speedster did not live up to his 49 steal potential in the Majors In 116 career MLB games he stole only five bases in 1 178 minor league games he stole 224 bases His final big league game was July 5 1995 with the Texas Rangers Throughout his big league career he had a 198 batting average After his final big league game he still played minor league baseball until 1997 in the Los Angeles Dodgers Phillies and Baltimore Orioles organizations He has since coached in several organizations notably the Florida Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks systems and spent 2013 as a coach for the Harrisburg Senators in the Washington Nationals farm system He was the manager of the Marlins Double A affiliate the Portland Sea Dogs in 2002 Eric Fox coaches a travel baseball team called the Mustard Seeds out of Boise Idaho Facts EditHe sported two uniform numbers when with the Athletics 28 from 1992 93 and 31 1994 When he was with the Rangers his uniform number was 18 Hit an Opening Day Grand Slam caught by Gil Escamilla Sources EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Fox amp oldid 1122131891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
