Rob Ducey facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rob Ducey |
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: May 24, 1965 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: May 1, 1987, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| NPB: April 1, 1995, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| NPB: September 24, 1996, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |||
| MLB: July 22, 2001, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .242 | ||
| Home runs | 31 | ||
| Runs batted in | 146 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Home runs | 51 | ||
| Runs batted in | 120 | ||
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 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Induction | 2013 | ||
Robert Thomas Ducey (born May 24, 1965) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He played for six different teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2020, Ducey became a hitting coach for the Fubon Guardians in Taiwan.
Rob Ducey's Baseball Journey
Rob Ducey was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in Cambridge, Ontario. He went to Seminole Community College. The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team first signed him in 1984.
Ducey played for the Blue Jays from 1987 to 1992. After that, he played for several other teams. These included the California Angels (1992) and the Texas Rangers (1993–1994). He also played for the Seattle Mariners (1997–1998) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2001). He even returned to the Blue Jays for a short time in 2000. His last team was the Montreal Expos in 2001.
Rob Ducey played in Major League Baseball for 13 years. He had a batting average of .242. This means he got a hit about 24.2% of the times he tried to hit the ball. He also hit 31 home runs in 703 games.
In 2000, something unusual happened in Ducey's career. The Phillies traded him to the Blue Jays on July 26. Then, just a few weeks later, on August 7, the Blue Jays traded him back to the Phillies!
Ducey also played for Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was a designated hitter for the team, which finished in fourth place. Because of this, he became the first Canadian player to play for both of Canada's MLB teams (the Expos and Blue Jays) and the Canadian Olympic team. Only a few other Canadian players have done this, like Matt Stairs and Denis Boucher.
After his playing career, Ducey became a hitting coach. He worked for the New York Yankees and Expos minor league teams. In 2006, the Blue Jays hired him as a talent scout. He looked for new players in both the major and minor leagues. He also worked in spring training camp. Later, he moved to the team's Pacific Rim department. In 2009, he left the Blue Jays.
After that, Ducey worked as a scout for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011. In 2014, he returned to the Phillies' minor league system. He worked there again as a hitting coach.
Big Achievements and Awards
In 1986, Rob Ducey received the Tip O'Neill Award. This award honors the best Canadian baseball player each year. Later, in 2013, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
After his induction, Ducey joined Terry Puhl and Larry Walker as the only Canadian baseball players to receive both of these big honors. In 2006, he was also inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame.
Life Off the Field
Rob Ducey now lives in Tarpon Springs, Florida. He lives there with his wife, Yanitza. They have two sons named Thomas and Aaron, and a daughter named Jenaka.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball players from Canada
