Andy Sheets

American baseball player (born 1971)

Baseball player

Andy Sheets

Shortstop
Born: (1971-11-19) November 19, 1971 (age 53)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Professional debut
MLB: April 22, 1996, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: September 25, 2002, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
NPB: October 14, 2007, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average| .216
Home runs| 19
Runs batted in| 113
NPB statistics
Batting average| .289
Home runs| 95
Runs batted in| 374
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Seattle Mariners (1996–1997)
* San Diego Padres (1998)
* Anaheim Angels (1999)
* Boston Red Sox (2000)
* Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002)
* Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003–2004)
* Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007)

Andy Mark Sheets (born November 19, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Sheets played for the Seattle Mariners (1996-1997), San Diego Padres (1998), Anaheim Angels (1999), Boston Red Sox (2000) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001-2002). And also, he played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003-2004), and Hanshin Tigers (2005-2007), of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He is the cousin of pitcher Ben Sheets.[1]

## Playing career

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A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheets attended Tulane University and Louisiana State University. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected by the Mariners in the 4th round of the 1992 MLB Draft.

Sheets helped the Mariners win the 1997 American League Western Division and the Padres win the 1998 National League Pennant. In 7 seasons, he played in 356 games and had 960 at bats, 118 runs, 207 hits, 38 doubles, 3 triples, 19 home runs, 113 runs batted in, 16 stolen bases, 76 walks, a .216 batting average, a .271 on-base percentage, a .321 slugging percentage, 308 total bases, 23 sacrifice hits, 12 sacrifice flies, and 3 intentional walks.

## Career Stats

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Year | Age | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS

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1996 | 24 | Seattle Mariners | AL | 47 | 110 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 41 | .191 | .262 | .264 | .526
1997 | 25 | Seattle Mariners | AL | 32 | 89 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 34 | .247 | .299 | .416 | .715
1998 | 26 | San Diego Padres | NL | 88 | 194 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 62 | .242 | .318 | .407 | .725
1999 | 27 | Anaheim Angels | AL | 87 | 244 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 59 | .197 | .236 | .275 | .510
2000 | 28 | Boston Red Sox | AL | 12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190
2001 | 29 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | AL | 49 | 153 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 35 | .196 | .251 | .268 | .519
2002 | 30 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | AL | 41 | 149 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 41 | .248 | .301 | .356 | .656
|  | Total  |  | 356  | 960  | 118  | 207  | 38  | 3  | 19  | 113  | 16  | 275  |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Sheets isn't afraid of monsters anymore". USA Today. June 12, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
2. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet

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LSU Tigers 1991 College World Series champions

3 Andy Sheets
8 Gary Hymel (College World Series MOP)
10 Mike Sirotka
21 Lyle Mouton
23 Rick Greene
30 Chad Ogea
44 Paul Byrd

Head Coach 15 Skip Bertman

Assistant Coach 22 Smoke Laval

Regular season
1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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