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Meacham and his wife, Gari, have three children. His mother was born in Kingston, Jamaica. The Meachams gained notoriety in 1985 when Yankees manager Billy Martin and owner George Steinbrenner attempted to refuse to give Meacham a day off to witness the birth of his first child.
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credited Meacham for helping him join the Aztecs baseball team, after coming to the school on a basketball scholarship. The two played against each other in high school and Meacham, knowing Gwynn's abilities well, encouraged Coach
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all seeing playing time at the position. Meacham emerged with the most playing time of the bunch, logging 840 innings and batting .253 with two home runs and 25 RBIs. Despite his limited role, Meacham led the
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The trade turned out to be a very good deal for the Yankees, as none of the three players the Yankees sent to the Cardinals ever reached the major leagues, and Javier was later included in the December 5,
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was particularly frustrated with Meacham's injuries and lackluster play and often lambasted him in the New York press. Following the 1988 season, Meacham was traded to the
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In January, 2020, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that Meacham was being added to their coaching staff, serving as a coaching assistant to new Phillies manager,
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as their Minor League roving infield instructor. The following season, Meacham received his first major league coaching job, when new
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before Meacham could log his first major league plate appearance. That did not occur until his third major league game — against the
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tagged out Meacham to his right, then turned to his left just a split second later to do the same to Berra, completing the
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After retiring as an active player, Meacham began his coaching career in the Royals MiLB system. He proceeded to the
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to play short in 1984. The Yankees ended up having something of a revolving door at shortstop, with Meacham, Foli,
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On August 18, 2012, Meacham was released from the Astros, along with manager Brad Mills and hitting coach
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The Yankees were growing frustrated with Meacham's generally inconsistent play, and had acquired both
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at short was accustomed to. On December 14, 1982, Meacham was traded to the New York Yankees with
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season. He spent 2009 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization, as the batting coach for the
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The most notable play of Meacham's career was a bizarre baserunning gaffe which also involved
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On November 28, 2016, the Blue Jays promoted Meacham to manager of their Triple-A affiliate
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shortly afterward, spending all of the 1989 season with their Triple-A affiliate, the
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limited Meacham to only 47 games, during which, he saw about half his playing time at
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commented, "I've never seen that in grammar school, much less a major-league game."
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with the big league club, but injuries and the off season acquisition of
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season to replace him at short. Meacham ended up splitting 1986 and
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season, and rejoined Girardi as the Yankees' third base coach for
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On January 13, 2014, Meacham was named as the manager for the
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for the season. Meacham was the Yankees regular shortstop in
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Announced on January 31, 2024 , Bobby became Manager of the
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1981 Major League Baseball draft first round selections
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between the Yankees and their Triple-A affiliate, the
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July 10, 1988, for the New York Yankees
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June 30, 1983, for the New York Yankees
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Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) alumni
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As of 2023, Meacham is bench coach for the Triple-A
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for several organizations in the majors and minors.
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He joined the 383: 2108: 1892: 1733: 770:Meacham was announced as the manager for the 661:, again failing to make the big league club. 254:(born August 25, 1960) is an American former 1136:"Astros fire manager Brad Mills, two others" 509:During the off season, the Yankees acquired 2125:St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft picks 881:"Meacham played big role in Gwynn's legacy" 2990:20th-century African-American sportspeople 2985:21st-century African-American sportspeople 2115: 2101: 1899: 1885: 1740: 1726: 1299: 792:. Meacham was fired on September 5, 2019. 630:Meacham failed to make the Rangers out of 34: 1096: 878: 285: 2930:Major League Baseball third base coaches 2920:Major League Baseball first base coaches 1265:"Bobby Meacham to manage Buffalo Bisons" 668: 500: 2965:San Diego State Aztecs baseball players 1059: 673:Meacham as Astros 1st base coach, 2011. 321:accolades as a freshman, and was named 2885:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) managers 2852: 1749:1981 College Baseball All-America Team 1401: 1368: 1350:from the original on February 14, 2020 1300:Harrington, Mike (September 4, 2019). 1230: 1133: 1099:"Astros add trio of coaches on Friday" 966: 928:from the original on October 14, 2008. 848:"The Official Site of Aztec Athletics" 541:in an 11-inning 6–5 loss to the 388: 2980:All-American college baseball players 2890:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players 2096: 1880: 1721: 1314:from the original on December 1, 2021 1245:from the original on January 16, 2014 1097:McTaggart, Brian (October 30, 2009). 329:. He was second team All-American in 1202: 1148:from the original on August 20, 2012 685:, and the Pirates farm system, from 349:with the eighth overall pick in the 16:American baseball player (born 1960) 1416:from the original on August 1, 2017 1383:from the original on August 1, 2017 1326: 1134:Levine, Zachary (August 18, 2012). 1060:Spencer, Lyle (November 21, 2006). 981:from the original on August 8, 2017 956:from the original on April 9, 2011. 450: 13: 2970:New Hampshire Fisher Cats managers 1281:from the original on April 3, 2017 1062:"Padres add two to coaching staff" 879:Ringolsby, Tracy (June 16, 2014). 14: 3006: 2875:African-American baseball players 2870:African-American baseball coaches 1432: 1180:. January 7, 2013. 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