Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti
Gaetti with the Sugar Land Skeeters in 2014
Third baseman
Born: (1958-08-19) August 19, 1958 (age 66)
Centralia, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1981, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
April 12, 2000, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.255
Hits2,280
Home runs360
Runs batted in1,341
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Gary Joseph Gaetti (/ˈɡ.ɛtɪ/, GY-eh-tee; born August 19, 1958), is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins (1981–1990), California Angels (1991–1993), Kansas City Royals (1993–1995), St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1998), Chicago Cubs (1998–1999) and Boston Red Sox (2000).

Gaetti won a World Series with Minnesota in 1987 and was the MVP of that year's American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers. In 1987, Gaetti became the first player ever to hit home runs in his first two postseason plate appearances. Gaetti also managed the independent league Sugar Land Skeeters from 2012 to 2017.[1]

  1. ^ "Sugar Land Skeeters choose former Astros hitting coach, 20-year veteran Gary Gaetti as first manager". August 8, 2011.