Brad Ausmus

Baseball player Bradley David "Brad" Ausmus ( ; born April 14, 1969, in New Haven, Connecticut ) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers . He is a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2001–02, 2006). He was also an All Star in 1999. He won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage," presented annually by local chapters of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to players on the Astros and St. A five-time league-leader at catcher in fielding percentage, he has also led the league twice each in percentage caught stealing and in range factor, and once each in putouts and assists. He entered the 2010 season ranked second in major league history with 12,671 putouts as a catcher, trailing only Iván Rodríguez (13,910), and tied for eighth on the all-time list of games caught with Benito Santiago with 1,917. Through May 31, 2009, he also ranked second all-time among all Jewish major leaguers in career games played (in his 11th game of the season, he took over first place), fifth in hits (1,548), eighth in runs batted in (599; directly behind Mike Lieberthal ), and ninth in home runs (79; just behind Ryan Braun ), trailing only Hank Greenberg and Shawn Green in all three categories. "Greenberg, Brad A., "There's a new Jew in Dodger blue," ''Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles'', 7/1/09, accessed 7/10/09" .

Baseball player Bradley David "Brad" Ausmus ( / ˈ ɔː s m ə s / ; born April 14, 1969) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball , and the current manager of the Detroit Tigers . He has also previously managed the Israel national baseball team . A 1987 draft pick of the New York Yankees, he chose to alternate between attending Dartmouth College and playing minor league baseball. He then had an 18-year major league playing career with the San Diego Padres , Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros , and Los Angeles Dodgers . During his playing days he was an All Star in 1999, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2001, '02, and '06), and won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage". A five-time league-leader at catcher in fielding percentage , he also led the league twice each in range factor and in percentage caught stealing, and once each in putouts and assists. He finished his career in 2010 ranked third in major league history with 12,839 putouts as a catcher (trailing only Iván Rodríguez and Jason Kendall ), seventh in games caught with 1,938, and 10th in both range factor/game (7.12) and fielding percentage (.994). He also ranked first all-time among all Jewish major leaguers in career games played (1,971), fifth in hits (1,579), and eighth in runs batted in (607; directly behind Mike Lieberthal ). He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. He worked in the Padres' front office as a special assistant from 2010 to 2013. On November 3, 2013, Ausmus became the 37th manager in the history of the Detroit Tigers, succeeding Jim Leyland . "Greenberg, Brad A., There's a new Jew in Dodger blue," Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles" .

American baseball player and manager Baseball player Bradley David Ausmus ( / ˈ ɔː s m ə s / ; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres , Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , and Los Angeles Dodgers . He was also the manager of the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels , and of the Israel national baseball team . A 1987 draft pick of the New York Yankees , he chose to alternate between attending Dartmouth College and playing minor league baseball. Ausmus then had an 18-year major league playing career with the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. During his playing days he was an All Star in 1999, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2001, '02, and '06), and won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage". A five-time league-leader at catcher in fielding percentage , Ausmus also led the league twice each in range factor and in percentage caught stealing, and once each in putouts and assists. Ausmus finished his playing career in 2010 ranked third in major league history with 12,839 putouts as a catcher (trailing only Iván Rodríguez and Jason Kendall ), seventh in games caught with 1,938, and 10th in both range factor/game (7.12) and fielding percentage (.994). He also ranked first all-time among all Jewish major leaguers in career games played (1,971), fifth in hits (1,579), and eighth in runs batted in (607; directly behind Mike Lieberthal ). He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. He worked in the Padres' front office as a special assistant from 2010 to 2013. In November 2013, Ausmus became the 38th manager in the history of the Detroit Tigers, succeeding Jim Leyland , a position that he held for four years. In October 2018, he was named the 17th manager in the history of the Los Angeles Angels. Ausmus was fired as the manager for the Los Angeles Angels in September 2019. "There's a new Jew in Dodger blue", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles " .

American baseball player and manager (born 1969) Baseball player Bradley David Ausmus ( / ˈ ɔː s m ə s / ; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres , Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , and Los Angeles Dodgers . He was also the manager of the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels , and of the Israel national baseball team . A 1987 draft pick of the New York Yankees , he chose to alternate between attending Dartmouth College and playing minor league baseball. Ausmus then had an 18-year major league playing career with the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. During his playing days he was an All Star in 1999, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2001, '02, and '06), and won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage". A five-time league-leader at catcher in fielding percentage , Ausmus also led the league twice each in range factor and in percentage caught stealing, and once each in putouts and assists. Ausmus finished his playing career in 2010 ranked third in major league history with 12,839 putouts as a catcher (trailing only Iván Rodríguez and Jason Kendall ), seventh in games caught with 1,938, and 10th in both range factor/game (7.12) and fielding percentage (.994). He also ranked first all-time among all Jewish major leaguers in career games played (1,971), fifth in hits (1,579), and eighth in runs batted in (607; directly behind Mike Lieberthal ). He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. He worked in the Padres' front office as a special assistant from 2010 to 2013. In November 2013, Ausmus became the 38th manager in the history of the Detroit Tigers, succeeding Jim Leyland , a position that he held for four years. In October 2018, he was named the 17th manager in the history of the Los Angeles Angels, but was dismissed after one season in September 2019. In January 2022, he was named the bench coach of the Oakland Athletics . Ausmus was a coach for Team Israel, under manager Ian Kinsler , when it competed in the 2023 World Baseball Classic . "There's a new Jew in Dodger blue", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles " .

American baseball player and manager (born 1969) Baseball player Bradley David Ausmus ( / ˈ ɔː s m ə s / ; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player, manager and current coach . He is the bench coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played as a catcher for the San Diego Padres , Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , and Los Angeles Dodgers . He also managed the Tigers, Los Angeles Angels , and Israeli national baseball team . He also was a coach for the Oakland Athletics . A 1987 draft pick of the Yankees, Ausmus chose to alternate between attending Dartmouth College and playing minor league baseball. Ausmus then had an 18-year major league playing career with the Padres, Tigers, Astros, and Dodgers. During his playing days he was an All Star in 1999, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2001, 2002, and 2006), and won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage". A five-time league-leader at catcher in fielding percentage , Ausmus led the league twice each in range factor and in percentage caught stealing, and once each in putouts and assists. Ausmus finished his playing career in 2010 ranked third in major league history with 12,839 putouts as a catcher (trailing only Iván Rodríguez and Jason Kendall ), seventh in games caught with 1,938, and 10th in both range factor/game (7.12) and fielding percentage (.994). He also ranked first all-time among all Jewish major leaguers in career games played (1,971), fifth in hits (1,579), and tenth in runs batted in (607) as of 2024 . He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Ausmus worked in the Padres' front office as a special assistant from 2010 to 2013. In November 2013, Ausmus became the 38th manager in the history of the Detroit Tigers, succeeding Jim Leyland , a position he held for four years. In October 2018, he was named the 17th manager in the history of the Los Angeles Angels, but was dismissed after one season in September 2019. In January 2022, he was named the bench coach of the Oakland Athletics . Ausmus was a coach for Team Israel, under manager Ian Kinsler , when it competed in the 2023 World Baseball Classic . He joined the Yankees as their bench coach after the 2023 season. "There's a new Jew in Dodger blue", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles " .