MLB: Phillies already have Special Assistant to GM and is a 2019 World Series champion

The Philadelphia Phillies They announced a series of hires in the main office and on the coaching staff this Tuesday afternoon. Perhaps most notable is that the Major League Baseball veteran, Howie kendrick, has joined the club as special assistant to general manager Sam Fuld.

Kendrick played in the majors for fifteen seasons, debuting with the Angels in 2006. The former second baseman and right-hander spent the next eight seasons in Anaheim, regularly delivering above-average production on both sides of the ball:

His .285 / .338 / .464 performance earned him an All-Star nod in 2011, and Kendrick garnered some MVP support after posting a .293 / .347 / .397 mark with higher ratings. defensive in 2014.

While Kendrick spent most of his career as a Halos regular, he adjusted with poise to a more situational role later in his career. After a couple of solid seasons with the Dodgers, Kendrick landed with the Phillies in November 2016 through a trade.

His tenure as a player in Philadelphia lasted only a few months, as the eventual last place Phils sent him to the Nationals just before the subsequent trade deadline. While Kendrick’s stay in Philadelphia was brief, he clearly earned the respect of members of the organization:

As productive as Kendrick was in Anaheim, he could end up being the best remembered for his later seasons in Washington. While the Nats reduced his playing time during his later years, Kendrick was as effective as ever from 2018-19. After hitting a .344 / .395 / .572 clip during the 2019 regular season, he had a stellar postseason that helped the franchise land its first World Series title.

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Kendrick was named 2019 NLCS MVP after a .333 / .412 / .600 performance during the Nats’ sweep of the Cardinals. He returned for one final season in 2020 and announced his retirement last December.

Rafael Martinez

I am fond of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and in general all of Mexican baseball. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterrupted since 2009), signings of important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, albeit as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I carry baseball in my veins. Bachelor of Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I came to El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services in Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and within days, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. That is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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