Willie Bloomquist

Willie Bloomquist
Willie Bloomquist
	Bloomquist with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011
	Utility player
	Born: November 27, 1977 (age 46); Bremerton, Washington, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 2002, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
	June 28, 2015, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.269
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	225
Teams
	Seattle Mariners (2002–2008); Kansas City Royals (2009–2010); Cincinnati Reds (2010); Arizona Diamondbacks (2011–2013); Seattle Mariners (2014–2015);
Title
	Coaching career
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Arizona State
Conference	Big 12
Record	90–81
Annual salary	$370,000
Biographical details
Alma mater	Arizona State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2022–present	Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall	90–81
Tournaments	NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Pac-10 Player of the Year (1999); Baseball America All-American (1999); ASU On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player (1999); Dean Short Award

Willie Paul Bloomquist (/ˈbluːmkwɪst/; born November 27, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former utility player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played college baseball at Arizona State for coach Pat Murphy from 1997 to 1999 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons from 2002 to 2015. In 2021, he returned to his alma mater, Arizona State.

The Seattle Mariners selected Bloomquist in the third round of the 1999 MLB draft. He played 14 years primarily an outfielder and shortstop, with Seattle from 2002 to 2008, the Kansas City Royals from 2009 to 2010, the Cincinnati Reds in 2010, the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2011 to 2013 before returning to Seattle from 2014 to 2015.