Derrick May (baseball)

Derrick Brant May (born July 14, 1968) is a former first round pick and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1990–94), Milwaukee Brewers (1995), Houston Astros (1995–96), Philadelphia Phillies (1997), Montreal Expos (1998) and Baltimore Orioles (1999). He also played three seasons in Japan, from 2001 until 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He was the assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016.

Derrick May
Left fielder
Born: (1968-07-14) July 14, 1968
Rochester, New York
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 6, 1990, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: March 24, 2001, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 1999, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: May 6, 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB statistics
Batting average.271
Home runs52
Runs batted in310
Teams

May batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After signing to play football and baseball at Virginia Tech. May was drafted in the first round (#9 overall) of the 1986 June draft by the Chicago Cubs at the age of 17. May hit .320 (3rd), .298 (11th), .305 (5th), .295 (5th), and .296 (5th) and was a Carolina League and Southern League All-Star before making his major league debut. May enjoyed an 18-year professional baseball career including ten seasons in the major leagues. He was a .271 hitter with 52 home runs and 310 RBI in 797 major league games played. In Japan, he hit an additional 59 home runs in just three seasons, batting .274.

May was the 1993 Delaware Athlete of the Year, a 2014 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee and a 2015 Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame inductee.

Derrick May is the son of the major league outfielder Dave May. His brother, David May, Jr., is a major league scout for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Coaching career

May was a hitting coach/hitting coordinator in the St. Louis Cardinals Organization from 2005–2016.

  • 2005: Coached the Palm Beach Cardinals (High A) to the Florida State League Championship his first year in 2005.
  • 2006: Won both halves and made playoffs in the Florida State League.
  • 2007: Promoted to (Double A) Springfield, Mo. of the Texas League and coached them to the Texas League championship finals. The team led the league in hitting (.271), hits and on-base percentage (.345), and was second in runs scored, home runs, slugging (.431) and on-base plus slugging percentage (.776).
  • 2008: Coached Springfield to the second best record in the league. The team batted .275, was first in home runs, and tied for second in hits and total bases.
  • 2009: Won the first half in Northern division. Lost in the first round of the playoffs. His team led the league in home runs and tied for second in triples.
  • 2010: Was the Springfield hitting coach. The team finished with the second best record in the league at 76–64, and tied for second in batting at .264, first in home runs with 146, second in doubles, runs scored, total bases, walks, on-base percentage, slugging, and on-base plus slugging.
  • 2011-2016: St. Louis Cardinals organizational minor league hitting coordinator.
  • 2014: Awarded the Organizations George Kissell award for excellence in player development.
  • 2016: Named assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals after third-base coach Jose Oquendo was placed on medical leave of absence.[1]
  • 2017: Began working for the Colorado Rockies organization as their hitting coach for the Lancaster JetHawks in the California League.

May started a baseball event and showcase company called Beast of the East Baseball which provides a platform for players to be viewed by college and professional scouts.

Best season
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See also

http://probaseballinsider.com/cardinals-derrick-may-1/

References
  1. "Cards' 3B coach Oquendo taking medical leave". MLB.com. March 27, 2016.
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