Rick Short

Rick Short
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 73
Second baseman / Coach
Born: (1972-12-06) December 6, 1972 (age 51) Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB: June 10, 2005, for the Washington Nationals
Last appearance
MLB: September 23, 2005, for the Washington Nationals
NPB: August 23, 2009, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Batting average	.314
Home runs	35
Runs batted in	229
MLB statistics
Batting average	.400
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	4
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Chiba Lotte Marines (2003) Washington Nationals (2005) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2006–2009) As coach Arizona Diamondbacks (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× NPB All-Star (2008) 1× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2008) 1× Pacific League batting champion (2008)

Richard Ryan Short (born December 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who was the co-Hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.^[1] He bats and throws right-handed. He is an alumnus of Western Illinois University and Larkin High School in Elgin, IL.