Bobby Valentine

This article is about the baseball player and manager. For the Puerto Rican musician, see Bobby Valentín. For the musicians or album named Bobby Valentino, see Bobby Valentino.

Bobby Valentine
Valentine in 2017
Utility player / Manager
Born: (1950-05-13) May 13, 1950 (age 74)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1979, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.260
Home runs12
Runs batted in157
Managerial record1,186–1,165
Winning %.504
NPB statistics
Managerial record493–450
Winning %.523
Teams
As player

As manager

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950),[1] nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969, 1971–72), California Angels (1973–1975), San Diego Padres (1975-1977), New York Mets (1977–78), and Seattle Mariners (1979) in MLB. He managed the Texas Rangers (1985–1992), the New York Mets (1996–2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2012) of MLB, as well as the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (1995, 2004–2009).

Valentine has been an analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.[2] In February 2013, CBSSports.com hired Valentine to represent its Fantasy Sports business,[3] including running a viral marketing campaign in which he made fun of the many times he was fired in his career and gave fans a chance to "Hire or Fire Bobby V" one more time.[4]

On November 2, 2021, Valentine lost the election to become mayor of his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut, to Caroline Simmons, the first female elected mayor in Stamford.[5]

  1. ^ Brown, Thomas J. Jr. "Bobby Valentine". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Kate King (January 14, 2011). "Pavia names Bobby Valentine as Stamford public safety director". Stamford Advocate.
  3. ^ "Bobby Valentine Pokes Fun At History Of Getting Fired In New Video". cbslocal.com. March 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hire of Fire Bobby V?". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine loses bid to become Stamford mayor". Boston.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.