Shooty Babitt
Encyclopedia
Mack Neal "Shooty" Babitt (born March 9, 1959, in Oakland, California
) was an American
baseball
second baseman
. Babitt was drafted by the Oakland Athletics
in the 25th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. He began his career with a seven-game hitting streak, the second such longest streak in Oakland A's history. For his career, Babitt played in 54 major league games in , hitting .256 in 156 at bats.
Babitt continues to hold a position in Major League Baseball. He was a long-time advanced scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks
, and since 2008, he has been a scout for the New York Mets
. Additionally, since 2008, he has worked as an analyst on the pre- and post-game shows for the cable television broadcasts of Oakland A's home games.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
. Babitt was drafted by the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
in the 25th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. He began his career with a seven-game hitting streak, the second such longest streak in Oakland A's history. For his career, Babitt played in 54 major league games in , hitting .256 in 156 at bats.
Babitt continues to hold a position in Major League Baseball. He was a long-time advanced scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
, and since 2008, he has been a scout for the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
. Additionally, since 2008, he has worked as an analyst on the pre- and post-game shows for the cable television broadcasts of Oakland A's home games.
External links
- Shooty Babitt statistics at BaseballReference.com