Tom Prince (baseball)
| Tom Prince | |
|---|---|
Prince with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2021 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: August 13, 1964 Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2003, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .208 |
| Home runs | 24 |
| Runs batted in | 140 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Thomas Albert Prince (born August 13, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player, and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1987 to 2003. Although Prince didn't produce impressive offensive statistics, he excelled defensively as a catcher which enabled him to sustain a seventeen-year playing career with several major league teams.
After his playing career, he served as a coach and manager in the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers minor league organizations.