Wayne Kirby
| Wayne Kirby | |||
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Kirby in 2013. (photo by Keith Allison)
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 21 | |||
| First base coach, Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 22, 1964 Williamsburg, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 12, 1991, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 17, 1998, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .252 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 119 | ||
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Wayne Leonard Kirby (born January 22, 1964) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 1998. He was previously the outfield/base-running coordinator for the Texas Rangers until he agreed to become the first base coach. Since 2011, Kirby has been the Baltimore Orioles First base and Outfield coach. His younger brother is former NFL running back Terry Kirby.
In the amateur draft of January 1983, Kirby was selected in the thirteenth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kirby saw action in 60 games with the 1983 Gulf Coast League Dodgers, posting a .292 batting average with 13 runs batted in (RBI) and 23 stolen bases.
Kirby played for three separate minor league teams the following year: the Great Falls Dodgers, the Vero Beach Dodgers and the Bakersfield Dodgers. Combining his stats with each of the three clubs, he batted .281 with one home run, 42 RBI and 38 steals in 119 games. Kirby spent all of 1985 with Vero Beach. In 122 games, he batted .281 and compiled 28 RBI and 31 steals. Kirby returned to Vero Beach again for the 1986 season and he saw action in 114 games. His average fell to .261 as he homered twice, drove in 31 runs and stole 28 bases. Also, he appeared at second base in four games, marking the first time he played a non–outfield position in his minor league career. In 1987, Kirby played for both Bakersfield and the San Antonio Dodgers, seeing action in 129 games (105 for Bakersfield). Between the two teams, he batted .264 with a homer, 43 RBI and 62 stolen bases.
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