Andy Phillips

Phillips with the Cincinnati Reds

First baseman

Born: April 6, 1977 (age 40)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Professional debut

MLB: September 14, 2004, for the New York Yankees

NPB: 2009, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Last appearance

MLB: September 22, 2008, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB: May 24, 2010, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

MLB statistics

.250

NPB statistics

Batting average

.249

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

George Andrew "Andy" Phillips (born April 6, 1977) is the current assistant coach for The University of Alabama's baseball team. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Cincinnati Reds. Phillips was raised in Demopolis, Alabama, where he played baseball for the Demopolis Academy Generals. Phillips played college baseball for the University of Alabama's former coach, Jim Wells. Phillips was an All-American for the Tide.

Phillips was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a shortstop in the 41st round of the 1995 draft as a high school senior and again by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1999 draft as a college graduate of the University of Alabama. He signed with the Yankees, but did not reach the Major Leagues until a call-up session towards the end of the 2004 season; he made his Major League debut on September 14, 2004. In his first Major League AB, he hit a home run over the Green Monster in Fenway Park off Terry Adams of the Boston Red Sox. Phillips is one of ten players to homer in his first at bat as a Yankee, along with Marcus Thames, Bubba Crosby, Todd Zeile, Wilson Betemit, Cody Ransom, Mark Reynolds, Curtis Granderson, Tyler Austin, and Aaron Judge. He became the 21st player in Major League history to hit a home run on the first pitch of his Major League career.