Wally Backman

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Wally Backman
Backman in 2015
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1959-09-22) September 22, 1959 (age 65) Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1980, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1993, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.275
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	240
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Mets (1980–1988) Minnesota Twins (1989) Pittsburgh Pirates (1990) Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1992) Seattle Mariners (1993)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1986)

Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980–1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team. He was also the former manager for the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets' Triple-A team, from 2013 to 2016. He served as the bench coach for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League in 2017. Backman was the manager of the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, ^[1] until October 2, 2023, when it was announced that the Ducks and Backman have parted ways.