Former huge league participant and coach Mike Brumley died Saturday in a automobile accident, as initially reported by MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. Brumley was 61 years previous.
A second-round decide for the Pink Sox within the 1983 draft, Brumley performed in 295 huge league video games over elements of eight seasons from 1987-95. The early years of his professional profession have been outlined by his inclusion in a pair of trades involving future Corridor of Famers – the Pink Sox traded Brumley and Dennis Eckersley to the Cubs for Invoice Buckner in Might 1984, which led to Brumley making his MLB debut in a Chicago uniform in 1987. The Cubbies then dealt Brumley and Keith Moreland to the Padres in February 1988 within the swap that introduced Goose Gossage and Ray Hayward to Chicago.
General, Brumley was traded 4 totally different instances as a part of his journeyman profession. He noticed motion with six totally different groups on the main league degree,and his 92 video games with the Tigers in 1989 marked essentially the most enjoying time he obtained in a season. Apart from the Cubs and Tigers, Brumley additionally performed with the Mariners, Pink Sox, Astros and Athletics. He was moreover a member of 4 different organizations (Padres, Orioles, Angels, Marlins) with out ever showing with any of these groups in a giant league recreation. He hit .206/.261/.272 over 697 plate appearances whereas enjoying principally shortstop and likewise bouncing across the diamond as a second baseman, third baseman and all three outfield positions.
Brumley moved into a protracted teaching profession after his enjoying days ended, together with stints as a minor league supervisor with Angels and Dodgers associates, whereas additionally working as a roving teacher for the Dodgers and as a discipline coordinator within the Rangers’ group. His work in a giant league dugout got here with two of his former groups – Brumley was a 3rd and first coach with the Mariners from 2010-13 after which an assistant hitting coach with the Cubs through the 2014 season.
Brumley went on to work as a minor league hitting coordinator with the Braves in 2021 and constructed some lasting bonds with a number of members of Atlanta’s group that lasted properly past his lone season within the function. Austin Riley on Sunday spoke at size about his friendship with Brumley, crediting him behind solely Riley’s father as his biggest “function fashions in my baseball profession.”
We at MLB Commerce Rumors ship our condolences to Brumley’s household, mates and colleagues.
