Dante Bichette
| Dante Bichette | |||
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| Right fielder / Left fielder | |||
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Born: November 18, 1963 West Palm Beach, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1988, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 6, 2001, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .299 | ||
| Home runs | 274 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,141 | ||
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Alphonse Dante Bichette, Sr. (/ˈdɑːnteɪ bᵻˈʃɛt/; born November 18, 1963) is a former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the California Angels (1988–1990), Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1992), Colorado Rockies (1993–1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000), and Boston Red Sox (2000–2001). He was also the hitting coach for the Rockies in 2013.
Bichette was a four-time All-Star as a member of the Rockies. He also won the Silver Slugger Award in 1995.
Bichette attended Jupiter High School in Jupiter, Florida, and Palm Beach Community College. The California Angels drafted Bichette in the 17th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.
Bichette made his MLB debut with the Angels in 1988, but was a streaky hitter and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991. After putting up only average numbers with Milwaukee, he was traded to the new expansion team, the Colorado Rockies. On April 7, 1993 he hit the first home-run in Rockies history, a solo shot off New York Mets pitcher Bret Saberhagen. Bichette was part of the "Blake Street Bombers" which also included sluggers Larry Walker, Andrés Galarraga, and Vinny Castilla.
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