Marty Malloy
Marty Thomas Malloy (born July 6, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played two seasons, and current manager of the Clearwater Threshers. He played with the Atlanta Braves for 11 games during the 1998 season, and the Florida Marlins for 24 games during the 2002 season.
| Marty Malloy | |||||||||||||||
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| Second baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: July 6, 1972 Gainesville, Florida | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 6, 1998, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
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| June 7, 2002, for the Florida Marlins | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .151 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Malloy was the subject of Paul Hemphill's 1996 book Heart of the Game: The Education of a Minor-League Ball Player. Hemphill followed Malloy's struggles to make the major leagues as he played for the Durham Bulls.
From 2014 to 2016, Malloy managed the Gulf Coast Astros of the Gulf Coast League. Malloy managed the Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League[1][2] from 2017-2018 before taking the reins of the Clearwater Threshers in 2019.[3]
Malloy was named Minor League Field Director in 2021[4] before taking over as manager of the Clearwater Threshers when Milver Reyes was fired.
References
- Marty Malloy to Manage BlueClaws in 2017 MiLB.com
- Malloy Returns to Manage BlueClaws; Field Staff Announced MiLB.com
- "2019 Threshers Field Staff and Manager Announced". MiLB. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- Smith, Brian. "Shawn Williams to return as manager of Reading Fightin Phils for 2021 season". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)