Willie Randolph

Willie Randolph
Randolph with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1954-07-06) July 6, 1954 (age 70)
Holly Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 1975, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1992, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.276
Hits2,210
Home runs54
Runs batted in687
Managerial record302–253
Winning %.544
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
As player

As manager

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2017 Los Angeles Team

William Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager. During an 18-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams, most notably the New York Yankees with whom he won back-to-back world titles against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has joined ESPN as a post-season baseball analyst, beginning in September 2013. Mainly, he appeared on Baseball Tonight and provided updates during Monday and Wednesday night September network telecasts.

At the end of his playing career, he ranked fifth in major league history in games at second base (2,152), ninth in putouts (4,859), seventh in assists (6,336), eighth in total chances (11,429), and third in double plays (1,547). Upon retiring as a player, he joined the Yankees as a coach for 11 years. He later served as manager of the New York Mets from 2005 to June 2008, leading the Mets to a league-best record and the National League Championship Series in 2006.