Born: (1968-01-27) January 27, 1968 (age 56) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 5, 1991, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1994, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.233
Home runs
5
Runs batted in
12
Managerial record
774–846
Winning %
.478
Teams
As player
Boston Red Sox (1991–1992)
Colorado Rockies (1993)
Boston Red Sox (1994)
As manager
Cleveland Indians (2003–2009)
Seattle Mariners (2011–2013)
Career highlights and awards
AL Manager of the Year (2007)
Eric Michael Wedge (born January 27, 1968) is an American former baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and manager.
As a player, Wedge attended Northrop High School in Fort Wayne and played on the school's state champion baseball team in 1983. He went on to attend Wichita State, and played on the Shockers team that won the 1989 College World Series. From 1989–1997 he played in the minor league systems of the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Phillies, and played in 39 major league games with the Red Sox and Rockies between 1991 and 1994.
Wedge managed in the Cleveland Indians minor league system from 1998–2002 before being named manager of the Indians for the 2003 season. He led the Indians to a postseason berth in 2007, and won the American League Manager of the Year Award that year.[1] He managed the Indians through the 2009 season. He then managed the Seattle Mariners from 2011 to 2013, and then worked as player development advisor for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2016 to 2019.[2] Wedge returned to manage the Wichita State Shockers from 2020 to 2022.
^"Cleveland Indians: Media Guide 2007" (PDF). Major League Baseball. pp. pgs. 56–57. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
^"Blue Jays Hire Eric Wedge as Player Development Advisor". MLB.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
Eric Michael Wedge (born January 27, 1968) is an American former baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and manager. As a player, Wedge attended...
teams finished far out of contention in 2002 and 2003 under new manager EricWedge. They posted strong offensive numbers in 2004, but continued to struggle...
Shocker Sports Hall of Famer EricWedge was hired as the third baseball coach in Wichita State modern era history. Wedge led the Shockers to a 13–2 season...
winningest manager in Cleveland MLB history, with 921 wins. Charlie Manuel, EricWedge, Speaker, Boudreau, López, Hargrove and Francona are the only managers...
Rainiers, managed the Mariners for the remainder of the 2010 season. EricWedge was hired to manage the team for the 2011 to 2013 seasons. Lloyd McClendon...
to pitching coach. The Mariners hired former Cleveland Indians manager EricWedge as their new manager on October 19, 2010. Dave Niehaus, the Mariners'...
coach. On July 22, 2013, Thompson began serving as interim manager while EricWedge recovered from a minor stroke. Thompson returned to his role as bench...
Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart University EricWedge 2014–2015 Retired Dave Winfield 2009–2012 Eric Young 2007–2009 Third base coach for the Los Angeles...
impressive-looking young player. He really is", said Indians manager EricWedge. On August 1, against the Washington Nationals, McCutchen went 4-for-5...
MLB All-Star Richie Sexson (1994) 2x MLB All-Star Kelly Stinnett (1991) EricWedge (1998, MGR) 2007 AL Manager of the Year Jaret Wright (1995) Steven Wright...
teams finished far out of contention in 2002 and 2003 under new manager EricWedge. They posted strong offensive numbers in 2004, but continued to struggle...
All-Tournament Team All-MVC Second Team Darrin Paxton All-America Freshman Team EricWedge College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America First Team MVC Player...
State: Greg Brummett, P. J. Forbes, Tyler Green, Mike Lansing, Pat Meares, EricWedge George Washington Colonials: John Flaherty 1989 NCAA Division II baseball...
Harrison Adam Russell Cory Luebke John Van Benschoten Brad Hennessey EricWedge Dayton Moore Matt Mieske Dan Masteller A.J. Sager Tom Marsh Blaine Crim...
season with the 2008 team. EricWedge constantly talked about "belief system" and needing players to "buy into it". Wedge failed to significantly improve...
statistical analysis." Asked to respond to accusations by former manager EricWedge and Blengino, Zduriencik said: “I am aware of some of the comments of...
for their managerial position, with Seattle eventually deciding to hire EricWedge. On October 30, 2012, McClendon was interviewed by the Miami Marlins as...
immortality". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. "EricWedge Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011...
and World Series. In late 2009, Valentine was a candidate to replace EricWedge as manager of the Cleveland Indians. The position, however, went to Manny...
All-Star Richie Sexson (1994) 2x MLB All-Star Joel Skinner (1996, manager) EricWedge (1998, manager) 2007 AL Manager of the Year Enrique Wilson (1994) Jaret...
Kapler Gene Lamont Torey Lovullo Sam Perlozzo Casey Stengel Ron Washington EricWedge Kirk Gibson Other Mud Hens players of note: Billy Beane, three-time Sporting...
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