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'''Terrmel Sledge''' (born March 18, 1977) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] and the current assistant hitting coach of the [[Chicago Cubs]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Montreal Expos]]/[[Washington Nationals]] and [[San Diego Padres]] and in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) for the [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] and the [[Yokohama BayStars]]. Prior to being hired by the Cubs, he was the hitting coach for the [[Tulsa Drillers]] in the [[Texas League]].
'''Terrmel Sledge''' (born March 18, 1977) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] and the current assistant hitting coach of the [[Chicago Cubs]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Montreal Expos]]/[[Washington Nationals]] and [[San Diego Padres]] and in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) for the [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] and the [[Yokohama BayStars]]. Prior to being hired by the Cubs, he was the hitting coach for the [[Tulsa Drillers]] in the [[Texas League]].


==Career==
==Playing career==
Sledge's career began in 2004 with the [[Montreal Expos]]. He moved with the team to Washington, D.C. the following season as the Expos relocated to the American capital, and hit the first-ever [[home run]] for the [[Washington Nationals]]. He was traded to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] along with fellow outfielder [[Brad Wilkerson]] for [[second baseman]] [[Alfonso Soriano]] on December 7, 2005. He was then traded to the [[San Diego Padres]] in a six-player deal on December 20.
Sledge's major league career began in 2004 with the [[Montreal Expos]]. He batted .269/.336/.462 with 15 home runs and 62 [[run batted in|runs batted in]] in his rookie year. On October 3, 2004, he recorded the final RBI in Expos history when he drove in [[Jamey Carroll]] in a game against the [[New York Mets]].


Sldedge moved with the team to Washington, D.C. the following season as the Expos relocated, and hit the first-ever [[home run]] for the [[Washington Nationals]]. He was traded to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] along with fellow outfielder [[Brad Wilkerson]] and [[Armando Galarrage]] for [[second baseman]] [[Alfonso Soriano]] on December 7, 2005. He was subsequently traded to the [[San Diego Padres]] in a six-player deal on January 6, 2006.
His best season came in 2004, when he batted .269/.336/.462 with 15 home runs and 62 [[run batted in|runs batted in]]. On October 3, 2004, Sledge recorded the final RBI in Expos history when he drove in [[Jamey Carroll]] in a game against the [[New York Mets]].


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On November 29, 2007, Sledge was granted permission by the Padres to sign with the [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] of the Nippon Professional League.
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Sledge attended [[John F. Kennedy High School (Los Angeles)|John F. Kennedy High School]] in [[Granada Hills, California]] and played college ball at [[Cal State Long Beach|Long Beach State]]. In 1997, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Brewster Whitecaps]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref>


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On December 17, 2009, Sledge signed a contract with [[Yokohama BayStars]] for the 2010 season.
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Sledge is half [[Koreans|Korean]] and half [[African American]]; his mother was Korean and his father was black. According to his father, his name is a combination of Terrence and Melvin, two names his parents had considered naming him when he was born.


In October 2003, while training with the USA Olympic baseball team, Sledge became one of the first MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/sports/track-and-field-3-face-bans-after-positive-drug-tests.html</ref> Sledge was not subject to discipline by MLB as the substance was not barred under league rules at the time.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-14-sp-drugs14-story.html</ref>
In October 2003, while training with the USA Olympic baseball team, Sledge became one of the first MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/sports/track-and-field-3-face-bans-after-positive-drug-tests.html</ref> Sledge was not subject to discipline by MLB as the substance was not barred under league rules at the time.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-14-sp-drugs14-story.html</ref>


==Coaching career==
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On November 29, 2007, Terrmel was granted permission from the Padres to sign with the [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] of the Nippon Professional League.
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Sledge retired after the 2012 season and spent 2015 as the assistant hitting coach for the [[Eugene Emeralds]]. In 2016, he was named hitting coach for the [[Tulsa Drillers]] of the AA [[Texas League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160114&content_id=161948976&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t260&sid=t260|title=Dodgers Announce 2016 Drillers Coaching Staff|work=milb.com|author=Tulsa Drillers|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=January 14, 2016}}</ref>


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In late 2018, the Chicago Cubs hired Sledge as assistant hitting coach for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://670thescore.radio.com/cubs-name-tommy-hottovy-pitching-coach-terrmel-sledge-assistant-hitting-coach|title=Cubs Name Tommy Hottovy Their New Pitching Coach|date=2018-12-06|website=670 The Score|language=en|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref> He took over the position held by [[Andy Haines]], who was hired to be the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/terrmel-sledge-joins-cubs-coaching-staff-c301269288|title=Source: Sledge to be Cubs' asst. hitting coach|first=Jordan|last=Bastian|website=mlb.com|date=2018-11-29|accessdate=2019-07-20}}</ref>
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On December 17, Terrmel signed a contract with [[Yokohama BayStars]] for the 2010 season.


==Personal life==
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He retired after the 2012 season and spent 2015 as the assistant hitting coach for the [[Eugene Emeralds]]. In 2016, he was named hitting coach for the [[Tulsa Drillers]] of the AA [[Texas League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160114&content_id=161948976&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t260&sid=t260|title=Dodgers Announce 2016 Drillers Coaching Staff|work=milb.com|author=Tulsa Drillers|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=January 14, 2016}}</ref>
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Sledge attended [[John F. Kennedy High School (Los Angeles)|John F. Kennedy High School]] in [[Granada Hills, California]] and played college ball at [[Cal State Long Beach|Long Beach State]]. In 1997, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Brewster Whitecaps]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref>


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Sledge is half [[Koreans|Korean]] and half [[African American]]; his mother was Korean and his father was black. According to his father, his name is a combination of Terrence and Melvin, two names his parents had considered naming him when he was born.
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In late 2018 the Chicago Cubs hired Sledge as assistant hitting coach for 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://670thescore.radio.com/cubs-name-tommy-hottovy-pitching-coach-terrmel-sledge-assistant-hitting-coach|title=Cubs Name Tommy Hottovy Their New Pitching Coach|date=2018-12-06|website=670 The Score|language=en|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref> He took over the position held by [[Andy Haines]], who was hired to be the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/terrmel-sledge-joins-cubs-coaching-staff-c301269288|title=Source: Sledge to be Cubs' asst. hitting coach|first=Jordan|last=Bastian|website=mlb.com|date=2018-11-29|accessdate=2019-07-20}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:28, 25 October 2020

Terrmel Sledge
Chicago Cubs – No. 1
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1977-03-18) March 18, 1977 (age 47)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: April 6, 2004, for the Montreal Expos
NPB: 2008, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
MLB: October 1, 2007, for the San Diego Padres
NPB: June 13, 2012, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
Batting average.247
Home runs25
Runs batted in100
Career statistics
Batting average.263
Home runs96
Runs batted in315
Teams

As Coach

Career highlights and awards
Sledge batting for the San Diego Padres in 2007

Terrmel Sledge (born March 18, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and the current assistant hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Yokohama BayStars. Prior to being hired by the Cubs, he was the hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League.

Playing career

Sledge's major league career began in 2004 with the Montreal Expos. He batted .269/.336/.462 with 15 home runs and 62 runs batted in in his rookie year. On October 3, 2004, he recorded the final RBI in Expos history when he drove in Jamey Carroll in a game against the New York Mets.

Sldedge moved with the team to Washington, D.C. the following season as the Expos relocated, and hit the first-ever home run for the Washington Nationals. He was traded to the Texas Rangers along with fellow outfielder Brad Wilkerson and Armando Galarrage for second baseman Alfonso Soriano on December 7, 2005. He was subsequently traded to the San Diego Padres in a six-player deal on January 6, 2006.

On November 29, 2007, Sledge was granted permission by the Padres to sign with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional League.

On December 17, 2009, Sledge signed a contract with Yokohama BayStars for the 2010 season.

In October 2003, while training with the USA Olympic baseball team, Sledge became one of the first MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[1] Sledge was not subject to discipline by MLB as the substance was not barred under league rules at the time.[2]

Coaching career

Sledge retired after the 2012 season and spent 2015 as the assistant hitting coach for the Eugene Emeralds. In 2016, he was named hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers of the AA Texas League.[3]

In late 2018, the Chicago Cubs hired Sledge as assistant hitting coach for the 2019 season.[4] He took over the position held by Andy Haines, who was hired to be the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach.[5]

Personal life

Sledge attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California and played college ball at Long Beach State. In 1997, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]

Sledge is half Korean and half African American; his mother was Korean and his father was black. According to his father, his name is a combination of Terrence and Melvin, two names his parents had considered naming him when he was born.

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/sports/track-and-field-3-face-bans-after-positive-drug-tests.html
  2. ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-14-sp-drugs14-story.html
  3. ^ Tulsa Drillers (January 14, 2016). "Dodgers Announce 2016 Drillers Coaching Staff". milb.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cubs Name Tommy Hottovy Their New Pitching Coach". 670 The Score. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  5. ^ Bastian, Jordan (2018-11-29). "Source: Sledge to be Cubs' asst. hitting coach". mlb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  6. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

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2019-present 		Succeeded by
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