Mariano Duncan
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| Second baseman / Shortstop | |||
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Born: March 13, 1963 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 1985, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 17, 1997, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .267 | ||
| Home runs | 87 | ||
| Runs batted in | 491 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Mariano Duncan Nalasco (born March 13, 1963 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a retired second baseman and shortstop who played for several Major League Baseball teams during his 12-year career. He was the infield coach and 1st base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under Managers Grady Little and Joe Torre. Duncan currently serves as the hitting coach for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Chicago Cubs' Single A team.
Playing career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Duncan was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent on January 7, 1982. He played in the Dodgers minor league system for three seasons with the Lethbridge Dodgers in 1982, Vero Beach Dodgers in 1983 and San Antonio Dodgers in 1984. He stole 56 bases for Vero Beach and 41 bases for San Antonio, and at San Antonio he tied Stu Pederson for the league lead in triples.[1] He made his major league debut, starting at second base, for the Dodgers on April 9, 1985 against the Houston Astros, and was 0 for 4 in his debut. He got his first major league hit on April 10 against Astros pitcher Joe Niekro.
He stole 38 bases in his rookie season and finished third in the rookie of the year voting.
Cincinnati Reds
Duncan was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds with Tim Leary on July 18, 1988 for Lenny Harris and Kal Daniels.
Philadelphia Phillies
Duncan signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on April 14, 1992. He played three seasons for the Phils before being claimed off waivers by the Reds on August 8, 1995.
New York Yankees
On December 11, 1995, Duncan signed with the New York Yankees, and he spent a season and a half in New York. In his only full season in 1996, he hit .340 with 56 runs batted in.[2]
Duncan coined the phrase, "we play today, we win today... das it!" which became the mantra for the 1996 World Series champion New York Yankees. Many of the players wore T-shirts with the slogan under their uniforms daily.
In 1997, he played in 50 games, hitting just .244 with 13 runs batted in before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays with cash for Angel Ramirez.[3]
Toronto Blue Jays
Duncan was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on July 29, 1997 for minor leaguer Angel Ramirez. He spent a half of the season with the Blue Jays.
Yomiuri Giants
Duncan played one season for the Yomiuri Giants in 1998.
Highlights
- Member of the Reds' 1990 World Champion team, the Phillies' 1993 National League Champion team, and the Yankees' 1996 World Champion team.
Coaching career
- 2003: Gulf Coast Dodgers
- 2004: Jacksonville Suns
- 2005: Las Vegas 51s
- 2006–2010: Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2011–2012: Tennessee Smokies
- 2013–2014: Daytona Cubs
- 2015–present: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by John Shelby |
Los Angeles Dodgers First Base Coach 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Davey Lopes |