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Milt Thompson Milton Bernard "Milt" Thompson was born on the 5th of January in 1959. He was born in Washington D.C. He played at total of 13 seasons in the major leagues played left field. His most notable teams are the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. After his playing days were over he began his coaching career. He is currently a coach for the minor league affiliate of the Kanas City Royals. Professional Career: Thompson attended Howard University out of High School and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1979 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves. After playing 4 years in the farm system of the braves he was finally given the opportunity to in his first MLB with the braves in 1984. In that 1984 season he appeared in 111 games and had a .303 batting average. He played one more season with the braves and was then traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. After some time with the Phillies he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals but then made his way back to Philadelphia in 1993. Alongside notable teammates John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Shilling in 1993 Thompson and the Phillies won the national league pennant and squared off against the Toronto Blue Jays for the World Series. Although Thompson hit a home run in game 3 and batted for .294 along with had 6 runs batted in in the series the Phillies still fell short to the Jays 4 games to 2. The subsequent season he was traded to the Houston Astros and then in the seasons to follow Thompson also spent time with the Colorado Rookies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Thompson ended his lengthy 13 season professional career in 1996 after being released by the Dodgers. Besides making it to the World Series in 1993 another notable statistic from Thompson’s career is that he led the team in steals with 46 which currently ranks him tied for 9th all-time in steal in Phillies Franchise history. Coaching Career: After his baseball career as a player ended. Thompson wasted no time and began his coaching career in 1997 becoming the Outfielding / Baserunning Coordinator for the up and coming then called Tampa Bay Devil Rays who were not even an official major league team until the 1998 season. From there he became the Outfielding / Baserunning Coordinator in the Phillies farm league system and after 2 seasons there he was called up the majors as the first base coach of the Phillies. In his stent with the Phillies he spent time as both a batting coach and also as the first-base coach. A major highlight of Thompson’s coaching career would be in 2008 while he was serving has the hitting coach the Phillies worked their way to a national league pennant. Behind big bats Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins the Phillies squared off against the now called Tampa Bay Rays. The Phillies took the series 4 games to 1 and achieved their first World Series win since 1980. This appearance as a coach in the World Series also made Thompson one of 3 Phillies in franchise history to patriciate in a world series as both a player and coach. Since then Thompson has left the Phillies and is now a coach in the Kansas City Royals Farm System. Outside of Baseball: All throughout his career Thompson has been a exciting face to see both on the diamond and off it. . Beyond that the diamond Thompson is noteworthy for being actively involved in youth baseball. In his time in the Phillies minor league affiliate and also a major league coach during spring training in Clearwater Florida, Thompson has spent time with local youth and little league teams volunteering and coaching. He also has worked both privately and public with youth baseball camps and programs. Thompson has also become a professional public motivational speaker. While with the Phillies and after the historic World Series win of 2008, Thompson spoke to the Sports Management Program at Wilmington University. Here he spoke about various topics about his career and he also mentioned African Americans in baseball. He said that there is a declining number of African Americans in baseball today. “He spoke about how inner city children need to be given the options to play baseball. Every year thousands of dollars are being pumped into inner city youth programs, but there are no fields for the youth to play on, and what's worse is there is no one there to teach them”(Rowe). In 2011, he spoke at a school in a New Jersey School discussing his firing from the Phillies that past year. He told them to remember to put, “their studies first and never, ever trusting a baseball team if it says it loves you”. He went on to say, “You’ve got to stay focused,…You’ve got to work hard. I knew what I was trying to accomplish in life. I had a plan. It’s very important to develop plans, to develop goals in life.” References: Hyduke, PJ. "John Kruk as Eager to Get Started as the Fans Are to Hear Him." OutsidePitchMLB. Outside The Pitch Sports Network, 09 Feb. 2017. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. "Milt Thompson." The Random Ballplayer. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. "Milt Thompson Stats." Baseball-Reference.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. Philadelphia Phillies All-Time Leaders. Sports Mongol, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. Rowe, Nicole S. "News Release." Wilmington University News Release - Milt Thompson of the Philadelphia Phillies Speaks at Wilmington University. N.p., 5 Feb. 2008. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.
 * all season stats and stats taken from baseballreference.com

Milt Thompson (Baseball) Detailed
Milt Thompson Milton Bernard "Milt" Thompson was born on the 5th of January in 1959. He was born in Washington D.C. He played at total of 13 seasons in the major leagues played left field. His most notable teams are the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. After his playing days were over he began his coaching career. He is currently a coach for the minor league affiliate of the Kanas City Royals.

Professional Career: Thompson attended Howard University out of High School and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1979 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves. After playing 4 years in the farm system of the braves he was finally given the opportunity to in his first MLB with the braves in 1984. In that 1984 season he appeared in 111 games and had a .303 batting average. He played one more season with the braves and was then traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. After some time with the Phillies he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals but then made his way back to Philadelphia in 1993. Alongside notable teammates John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Curt Shilling in 1993 Thompson and the Phillies won the national league pennant and squared off against the Toronto Blue Jays for the World Series. Although Thompson hit a home run in game 3 and batted for .294 along with had 6 runs batted in in the series the Phillies still fell short to the Jays 4 games to 2. The subsequent season he was traded to the Houston Astros and then in the seasons to follow Thompson also spent time with the Colorado Rookies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Thompson ended his lengthy 13 season professional career in 1996 after being released by the Dodgers. Besides making it to the World Series in 1993 another notable statistic from Thompson’s career is that he led the team in steals with 46 which currently ranks him tied for 9th all-time in steal in Phillies Franchise history.

Coaching Career: After his baseball career as a player ended. Thompson wasted no time and began his coaching career in 1997 becoming the Outfielding / Baserunning Coordinator for the up and coming then called Tampa Bay Devil Rays who were not even an official major league team until the 1998 season. From there he became the Outfielding / Baserunning Coordinator in the Phillies farm league system and after 2 seasons there he was called up the majors as the first base coach of the Phillies. In his stent with the Phillies he spent time as both a batting coach and also as the first-base coach. A major highlight of Thompson’s coaching career would be in 2008 while he was serving has the hitting coach the Phillies worked their way to a national league pennant. Behind big bats Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins the Phillies squared off against the now called Tampa Bay Rays. The Phillies took the series 4 games to 1 and achieved their first World Series win since 1980. This appearance as a coach in the World Series also made Thompson one of 3 Phillies in franchise history to patriciate in a world series as both a player and coach. Since then Thompson has left the Phillies and is now a coach in the Kansas City Royals Farm System. Outside of Baseball: All throughout his career Thompson has been a exciting face to see both on the diamond and off it. . Beyond that the diamond Thompson is noteworthy for being actively involved in youth baseball. In his time in the Phillies minor league affiliate and also a major league coach during spring training in Clearwater Florida, Thompson has spent time with local youth and little league teams volunteering and coaching. He also has worked both privately and public with youth baseball camps and programs. Thompson has also become a professional public motivational speaker. While with the Phillies and after the historic World Series win of 2008, Thompson spoke to the Sports Management Program at Wilmington University. Here he spoke about various topics about his career and he also mentioned African Americans in baseball. He said that there is a declining number of African Americans in baseball today. “He spoke about how inner city children need to be given the options to play baseball. Every year thousands of dollars are being pumped into inner city youth programs, but there are no fields for the youth to play on, and what's worse is there is no one there to teach them”(Rowe). In 2011, he spoke at a school in a New Jersey School discussing his firing from the Phillies that past year. He told them to remember to put, “their studies first and never, ever trusting a baseball team if it says it loves you”. He went on to say, “You’ve got to stay focused,…You’ve got to work hard. I knew what I was trying to accomplish in life. I had a plan. It’s very important to develop plans, to develop goals in life.”

References: Hyduke, PJ. "John Kruk as Eager to Get Started as the Fans Are to Hear Him." OutsidePitchMLB. Outside The Pitch Sports Network, 09 Feb. 2017. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. "Milt Thompson." The Random Ballplayer. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. "Milt Thompson Stats." Baseball-Reference.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. Philadelphia Phillies All-Time Leaders. Sports Mongol, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017. Rowe, Nicole S. "News Release." Wilmington University News Release - Milt Thompson of the Philadelphia Phillies Speaks at Wilmington University. N.p., 5 Feb. 2008. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.
 * all season stats and stats taken from baseballreference.com