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Eric Wedge

Retired
 
High Level
MLB
Years
1987-1997 (1991-1994)
Proper Name
Eric Michael Wedge
Positions
C (344) ... 1B (98) ... DH (23)
Positions
C - 1B - DH
Height / Weight
6-3 / 215
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
January 27,1968
Place
Fort Wayne, Indiana
High School
Northrop (Fort Wayne,IN)
Colleges
Wichita State University (Wichita,KS)
Drafted/Signed
1989-3-83-Boston Red Sox
MLB Debut
October 5,1991
MLBAM ID
124029
Retrosheet#
wedge001
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MLB Career8613205120.233.770

[Player Notes]

[1989] Golden Spikes award finalist ... Men's College World Series Champion with Wichita State[1992] Selected by the Colorado Rockies from the Boston Red Sox (#47 overall) in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft[1996] Inducted into the Wichita State Athletics Hall of Fame[2011] Inducted into the Cape Cod League Hall of FameMore Notes

Batting Statistics

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Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposgabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hr
1987Wichita StateMVCNCAA-1Fr19C7324058721021146733851000001192782349.300.396.496.892.371.196.00013.6718.351.3421.82
1989Wichita StateMVCNCAA-1Jr21C832799810627223991008823000002063675254.380.529.7381.267.710.358.00023.986.270.2612.13
1989Elmira PioneersNYPLA-BOS-21C4114520346272211152100000651601519.234.306.448.754.317.214.2319.3813.131.4020.71
1989New Britain Red SoxEastAABOS-21C14403820020051002000104726.200.289.250.539.175.050.26710.6421.282.000.00
1990New Britain Red SoxEastAABOS-22C1033393677131547135054205201073961958.227.326.316.642.230.089.25312.6313.641.0867.80
1991Winter Haven Red SoxFSLA+BOS-23C82125001110370100082514.238.333.381.714.333.143.30812.0028.002.3321.00
1991New Britain Red SoxEastAABOS-23C280200020002001002902.250.222.250.472.000.000.2860.0022.220.000.00
1991Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS-23C53163243814151802252612500691962018.233.330.423.753.331.190.24112.7613.271.0432.60
1991Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS2223DH1101000000000000011011.0001.0001.0002.000.000.0001.0000.000.000.000.00
1992Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS-24C652112863901140003240103301052472043.299.389.498.887.351.199.31912.9616.191.2519.18
1992Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS3624DH2768111720511001318000003481710.250.370.500.870.441.250.26716.0522.221.3813.60
1993Central Valley RockiesCalifA+COL-25C6236700311002600010162534.304.360.6961.056.478.392.2868.0024.003.007.67
1993Colorado Springs Sky SoxPCLAAACOL-251B-C38901724603130016222001039108915.267.389.433.822.344.166.32314.8120.371.3830.00
1993Colorado RockiesNLMLBCOL2225C91122000100040000021102.182.182.182.364.000.000.2860.0036.360.000.00
1994Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS-26C-1B7725544731401959015148202561443103340.286.406.565.971.475.279.28416.4515.480.9413.42
1994Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS2226DH260000000013000000700.000.143.000.143.167.000.00014.2942.863.000.00
1995Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS-271B10837652881712068136396203491674443850.234.345.444.789.372.210.25914.1921.621.5218.80
1996Toledo Mud HensILAAADET-28C9633261782501557224381014051483804038.235.319.446.765.340.211.26311.3221.321.8822.13
1997Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red BaronsILAAAPHI-29C4712925338173600224000301641541617.256.357.496.853.411.240.30614.2925.971.8218.43
1987NCAA-1Total---------7324058721021146733851000001192782349.300.396.496.892.371.196.34313.6718.351.3421.82MVC1987
1988NCAA-1Total---------000000000000000000000MVC1988
1989NCAA-1Total---------832799810627223991008823000002063675254.380.529.7381.267.710.358.35623.986.270.2612.13MVC1989
1989AA,A-Total--BOS------5518523428272411203102000752071725.227.302.405.708.286.178.2389.6614.981.5526.43East1989
1990AATotal--BOS------1033393677131547135054205201073961958.227.326.316.641.230.088.25312.6313.641.0867.80East1990
1991AAA,A+,AATotal--BOS------63192264514162112283513600792302124.234.326.411.737.318.177.24812.1715.221.2532.00IL1991
1991MLBTotal--BOS------1101000000000000011011.0001.0001.0002.000.000.0001.0000.000.00AL1991
1992AAATotal--BOS------652112863901140003240103301052472043.299.389.498.886.351.199.31912.9616.191.2519.18IL1992
1992MLBTotal--BOS------2768111720511001318000003481710.250.370.500.870.441.250.26716.0522.221.3813.60AL1992
1993A+,AAATotal--COL------4411323316062400182820020551331219.274.383.487.870.372.212.31613.5321.051.5618.83Calif1993
1993MLBTotal--COL------91122000100040000021102.182.182.182.364.000.000.2860.0036.36NL1993
1994AAATotal--BOS------7725544731401959015148202561443103340.286.406.565.971.475.278.28416.4515.480.9413.42IL1994
1994MLBTotal--BOS------260000000013000000700.000.143.000.143.167.000.00014.2942.863.00AL1994
1995AAATotal--BOS------10837652881712068136396203491674443850.234.345.444.789.372.210.25914.1921.621.5218.80IL1995
1996AAATotal--DET------9633261782501557224381014051483804038.235.319.446.765.340.211.26311.3221.321.8822.13IL1996
1997AAATotal--PHI------4712925338173600224000301641541617.256.357.496.853.411.240.30614.2925.971.8218.43IL1997
Tot:MLB (4 yrs)MLB39861320205120014250000037100713.233.340.430.770.360.198.26814.0025.001.7917.20
Tot:NL (1 yrs)NL91122000100040000021102.182.182.182.364.000.000.2860.0036.36
Tot:AL (3 yrs)AL3075111820511001421000003589711.240.360.467.826.413.227.26515.7323.601.5015.00
Tot:Minors (9 yrs)Minors65821323185301146963766123274531062616219442501216314.249.347.443.790.345.194.27013.0718.111.3922.21
Tot:AAA (7 yrs)AAA48415562513979338029138252353832013217361839176221.255.358.473.831.377.218.27713.7019.201.4019.45
Tot:AA (3 yrs)AA1193873987151551135566226201194522166.225.320.307.627.220.083.25512.1714.601.2077.40
Tot:A+ (2 yrs)A+1444812004121051301010245048.273.347.545.892.409.273.29610.0026.002.6011.00
Tot:A- (1 yrs)A-4114520346272211152100000651601519.234.306.448.755.317.214.2319.3813.131.4020.71
Tot:College (3 yrs)College15651915617837434145173126740000032564575103.343.471.6261.098.553.283.35019.5311.470.5915.26

Fielding Statistics

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yearteamleaguelevelageposggsinnpoaedptctscsbcssb%fpctrfgrfirf9itm sharepl sharetm rank
1989New Britain Red SoxEastAA21C14--839019292001.0006.60.000.0010.3100.03
1989Elmira PioneersNYPLA-21C36--283302431531300.9948.70.000.0047.487.81
1990New Britain Red SoxEastAA22C103--583629865464500.9866.30.000.0074.1100.01
1991Boston Red SoxALMLB23DH1--00000000.0000.00.000.000.6100.010
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Fielding Statistics are updated at the conclusion of season

Yearly Summary

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csv
Glossary
yearteamleaguelevelmlb-classagewlrankrpigpmanagersalaryservice timeplayoffsawards
1987Wichita StateMVCNCAA-1Fr1959201073Gene Stephenson--NCAA RegionalsMVC_Tourn
1988Wichita StateMVCNCAA-1null205616100Gene Stephenson--NCAA College World SeriesMVC_Tourn
1989Wichita StateMVCNCAA-1Jr2168161083Gene Stephenson--NCAA College World Series
1989Elmira PioneersNYPLA-BOS2130467-41Mike Verdi--dnq
1989New Britain Red SoxEastAABOS2160768-14Butch Hobson--dnq
1990New Britain Red SoxEastAABOS2272674-103Butch Hobson--Lost in Finals
1991Winter Haven Red SoxFSLA+BOS2343854-8Mike Verdi--dnq
1991New Britain Red SoxEastAABOS2347938-2Gary Allenson--dnq
1991Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS2379641-53Butch Hobson--Lost in Finals
1991Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS2384783-1Joe Morgan100,000dnq
1992Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS2471722-65Rico Petrocelli--Lost in Semi-Finals
1992Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS2473897-27Butch Hobson109,000dnq
1993Central Valley RockiesCalifA+COL2561754-6Paul Zuvella--dnq
1993Colorado Springs Sky SoxPCLAAACOL2566753-38Brad Mills--dnq
1993Colorado RockiesNLMLBCOL2567956-9Don Baylor120,000dnq
1994Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS2678642-77Buddy Bailey--Lost in Semi-Finals
1994Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS2654614-2Butch Hobson50,000dnq
1995Pawtucket Red SoxILAAABOS2770713-108Buddy Bailey--dnq
1996Toledo Mud HensILAAADET2870723-96Tom Runnells--dnq
1997Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red BaronsILAAAPHI2966763-47Marc Bombard--dnq
20 record(s)
Based on playing years with listed statistics and available season data.

Baseball Jobs

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yearteam nameleaguelevelcategorymlb orgjobwlwpctrankgblPlayoffs
1998ColumbusSALAMinorCLEManager5981.42149.5dnq
1999KinstonCaroA+MinorCLEManager7958.57710.0Lost in Semi-Finals
2000AkronEastAAMinorCLEManager7568.524310.5dnq
2001BuffaloILAAAMinorCLEManager9151.64110.0Lost in 1st Round (Wilkes-Barre)
2002BuffaloILAAAMinorCLEManager8757.60424.0Lost in Finals
2003Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager6894.420422.0dnq
2004Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager8082.494312.0dnq
2005Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager9369.57426.0dnq
2006Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager7884.481418.0dnq
2007Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager9666.59310.0Lost in ALCS (Boston)
2008Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager8181.50037.5dnq
2009Cleveland IndiansALMLBMLBCLEManager6597.401421.5dnq
2011Seattle MarinersALMLBMLBSEAManager6795.414429.0dnq
2012Seattle MarinersALMLBMLBSEAManager7587.463419.0dnq
2013Seattle MarinersALMLBMLBSEAManager7191.438425.0dnq
2020Wichita StateAACNCAA-1CollegeHead Coach132.8672--
2021Wichita StateAACNCAA-1CollegeHead Coach3123.5743--Conference Tournament
2022Wichita StateAACNCAA-1CollegeHead Coach2136.3686--Conference Tournament
18 record(s)

Transactions

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datetransaction descriptionteamminor team40-manstatus
1994-05-02Signed to #-year contract for 1994-1994 ($0m) [Free Agent]Boston Red SoxNoHist
1994-03-29Released by RockiesNoHist
1992-11-17Selected from Boston Red Sox by Colorado Rockies in expansion draftColorado RockiesNoHist
1989-06-26Signed out of draft (Wichita State)Boston Red SoxNoHist
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Prospect Rankings

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yearsourcetypeteamrankview rankings
1990Baseball AmericaMLBBoston Red Sox63View Rankings
1990Baseball AmericaTeamBoston Red Sox9View Rankings
1991Baseball AmericaTeamBoston Red Sox10View Rankings
1992Baseball AmericaTeamBoston Red Sox7View Rankings
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Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

Salaries and Contracts

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yearteamagesalarytm ranklg rankavg salarylg minimumservice timecontract
1991Boston Red Sox23100,000--851,492100,000
1992Boston Red Sox24109,000--1,028,667109,000
1993Colorado Rockies25120,000226921,076,089109,000
1994Boston Red Sox2650,000287561,168,263109,000
4 season(s)$379,000Career Earnings
Talent Ratings
About talent ratings
Speed
19
Power
87
Contact
48
XBH
84
RBIs
81
Runs
55
Hitting
53
Durability
44
Team
.484

[Career Highlights]

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[1987]  Played for Wichita State (NCAA-1) ... Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team
[1988]  Played for Wichita State (NCAA-1) ... Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team
[1989]  Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in Round #3 (#83) out of Wichita State ... Signing Scout: Larry Thomas ... Played for Wichita State (NCAA-1) ... Played for Elmira Pioneers (A-) ... Played for New Britain Red Sox (AA) ... Finished top 10 in NYPL in Isolated Power ... Golden Spikes award finalist ... Men's College World Series Champion with Wichita State
[1990]  Played for New Britain Red Sox (AA) ... Finished top 10 in East in Walks Percentage, Strikeout-Walk Ratio
[1991]  Played for Winter Haven Red Sox (A+) ... Played for New Britain Red Sox (AA) ... Played for Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) ... Played for Boston Red Sox (MLB)
[1992]  Played for Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) ... Played for Boston Red Sox (MLB) ... Selected by the Colorado Rockies from the Boston Red Sox (#47 overall) in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft
[1993]  Played for Central Valley Rockies (A+) ... Played for Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA) ... Played for Colorado Rockies (MLB)
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