Sledge's major league career began in 2004 with the Montreal Expos. He batted .269/.336/.462 with 15 home runs and 62 runs batted in in his rookie year. On September 29, 2004 he was the final out at the last Expos home game when he popped out to third base in 9-1 loss to the Florida Marlins On October 3, 2004, he recorded the final hit and RBI in Expos history when he drove in Jamey Carroll on an RBI single in a game against the New York Mets.[2]
On November 29, 2007, Sledge was granted permission by the Padres to sign with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional League.
On December 17, 2009, Sledge signed a contract with Yokohama BayStars for the 2010 season.
In October 2003, while training with the USA Olympic baseball team, Sledge became one of the first MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[3] Sledge was not subject to discipline by MLB as the substance was not barred under league rules at the time.[4]
Coaching careeredit
Sledge retired after the 2012 season and spent 2015 as the assistant hitting coach for the Eugene Emeralds. In 2016, he was named hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers of the AA Texas League.[5]
In late 2018, the Chicago Cubs hired Sledge as assistant hitting coach for the 2019 season.[6] He took over the position held by Andy Haines, who was hired to be the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach.[7] The organization did not tender Sledge a contract to return for the 2021 season.[8]
Personal lifeedit
Sledge is half Korean and half African American; his mother is Korean and his father is black. According to his father, his name is a combination of Terrence and Melvin, two names his parents had considered naming him when he was born. Sledge has two children.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^"Montreal Expos vs New York Mets Box Score: October 3, 2004". baseball-reference.com. Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^"TRACK AND FIELD; 3 Face Bans After Positive Drug Tests". The New York Times. 14 January 2004.
^"USA Baseball Still Wants Pro Players". Los Angeles Times. 14 January 2004.
^"Cubs Name Tommy Hottovy Their New Pitching Coach". 670 The Score. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
^Bastian, Jordan (2018-11-29). "Source: Sledge to be Cubs' asst. hitting coach". mlb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
^Gonzales, Mark (23 October 2020). "Assistant hitting coach Terrmel Sledge not returning to the Chicago Cubs in 2021". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
terrmel, sledge, born, march, 1977, american, former, professional, baseball, outfielder, former, assistant, hitting, coach, chicago, cubs, played, major, league, baseball, montreal, expos, washington, nationals, diego, padres, nippon, professional, baseball, . Terrmel Sledge born March 18 1977 is an American former professional baseball outfielder and the former assistant hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Montreal Expos Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Yokohama BayStars Prior to being hired by the Cubs he was the hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League Terrmel SledgeSledge with the Yokohama BayStars in 2010OutfielderBorn 1977 03 18 March 18 1977 age 47 Fayetteville North Carolina U S Batted LeftThrew LeftProfessional debutMLB April 6 2004 for the Montreal ExposNPB March 20 2008 for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersLast appearanceMLB October 1 2007 for the San Diego PadresNPB June 13 2012 for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersMLB statisticsBatting average 247Home runs25Runs batted in100NPB statisticsBatting average 263Home runs96Runs batted in315TeamsMontreal Expos Washington Nationals 2004 2005 San Diego Padres 2006 2007 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2008 2009 Yokohama BayStars 2010 2011 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2012 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Coaching career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksAmateur career editSledge attended John F Kennedy High School in Granada Hills California and played college baseball at Long Beach State In 1997 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League 1 Professional career editSledge s major league career began in 2004 with the Montreal Expos He batted 269 336 462 with 15 home runs and 62 runs batted in in his rookie year On September 29 2004 he was the final out at the last Expos home game when he popped out to third base in 9 1 loss to the Florida Marlins On October 3 2004 he recorded the final hit and RBI in Expos history when he drove in Jamey Carroll on an RBI single in a game against the New York Mets 2 Sledge moved with the team to Washington D C the following season as the Expos relocated and hit the first ever home run for the Washington Nationals He was traded to the Texas Rangers along with fellow outfielder Brad Wilkerson and Armando Galarraga for second baseman Alfonso Soriano on December 7 2005 He was subsequently traded to the San Diego Padres in a six player deal on January 6 2006 On November 29 2007 Sledge was granted permission by the Padres to sign with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional League On December 17 2009 Sledge signed a contract with Yokohama BayStars for the 2010 season In October 2003 while training with the USA Olympic baseball team Sledge became one of the first MLB players to test positive for performance enhancing drugs 3 Sledge was not subject to discipline by MLB as the substance was not barred under league rules at the time 4 Coaching career editSledge retired after the 2012 season and spent 2015 as the assistant hitting coach for the Eugene Emeralds In 2016 he was named hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers of the AA Texas League 5 In late 2018 the Chicago Cubs hired Sledge as assistant hitting coach for the 2019 season 6 He took over the position held by Andy Haines who was hired to be the Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach 7 The organization did not tender Sledge a contract to return for the 2021 season 8 Personal life editSledge is half Korean and half African American his mother is Korean and his father is black According to his father his name is a combination of Terrence and Melvin two names his parents had considered naming him when he was born Sledge has two children citation needed References edit Player Stats Cape Cod Baseball League Retrieved July 13 2023 Montreal Expos vs New York Mets Box Score October 3 2004 baseball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved 24 December 2023 TRACK AND FIELD 3 Face Bans After Positive Drug Tests The New York Times 14 January 2004 USA Baseball Still Wants Pro Players Los Angeles Times 14 January 2004 Tulsa Drillers January 14 2016 Dodgers Announce 2016 Drillers Coaching Staff milb com Retrieved January 14 2016 Cubs Name Tommy Hottovy Their New Pitching Coach 670 The Score 2018 12 06 Retrieved 2019 07 20 Bastian Jordan 2018 11 29 Source Sledge to be Cubs asst hitting coach mlb com Retrieved 2019 07 20 Gonzales Mark 23 October 2020 Assistant hitting coach Terrmel Sledge not returning to the Chicago Cubs in 2021 Chicago Tribune Retrieved 23 November 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Preceded byAndy Haines Chicago Cubs assistant hitting coach2019 2020 Succeeded byChris Valaika Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Terrmel Sledge amp oldid 1191522596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
