Rich Gedman
| Rich Gedman | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: September 26, 1959 Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 7, 1980, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1992, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .252 | ||
| Home runs | 88 | ||
| Runs batted in | 382 | ||
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Richard Leo Gedman (born September 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and left-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1980–1990), Houston Astros (1990–1991) and St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1992). He currently serves as hitting coach with the AAA International League's Pawtucket Red Sox.
A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Gedman played first base and pitched at Saint Peter-Marian High School and for the Grafton Hill (Worcester) American Legion program. Not classically athletic, he went undrafted in the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft, and was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. He was sent to the Instructional League to learn to play catcher, and progressed steadily up through the Red Sox minor leagues system. Highlights of his minor league career included catching the first nine innings of the longest game in the history of professional baseball, a 33 inning affair between Gedman's Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings.
Gedman made his debut for the Sox in September 1980, pinch-hitting for Carl Yastrzemski. In 1981, regular Sox catcher Carlton Fisk was granted free-agency and signed with the Chicago White Sox, leaving the catcher position open. Gedman shared catching duties with Gary Allenson, and played well enough to be named The Sporting News Rookie of the Year.
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