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Phillip Alan Plantier (born January 27, 1969) is an American former professional
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who played in
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(MLB) from 1990 to 1997. Listed at and , he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After his playing career, he spent three seasons as a
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with the
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and as an assistant hitting coach with the
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.


Playing career

The
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selected Plantier in the 11th round of the
1987 Major League Baseball Draft The 1987 Major League Baseball draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professiona ...
. He developed a knack for hitting
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s in the minor leagues and skipped the Double-A level altogether. Plantier first entered the major leagues in after a midseason call-up from the
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and primarily served as a pinch hitter, but did not play enough for it to be considered his rookie year. In he was first called up to Boston in June, and played in 11 games, but was sent back down to Pawtucket two weeks later. He was finally called back up to Boston on August 10 and went on a very impressive run over 42 games. In 53 total games and 148
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s, he hit 11
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s and 35
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(RBIs) while hitting .331, for a ratio of a home run hit every 13.38 at-bats. As a result, Plantier finished 8th in Rookie of the Year voting. Plantier was unable to repeat his rookie performance in , and was traded to the
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during the following offseason. He enjoyed his best full season in wherein he hit 34 home runs with 100 RBI, both career highs. After an injury plagued 1994 season, Plantier was part of an eleven player offseason trade between the Padres and the
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that brought
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and
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to San Diego while sending Derek Bell to Houston, among others. He was later traded back to the Padres in July 1995 after roughly half a season with the Astros. Prior to the 1996 season, Plantier signed with the
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, however, during
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he was traded to the
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for infielder Fausto Cruz and pitcher Ramon Fermin, spending the 1996 season as a reserve outfielder and designated hitter for the A's. Plantier signed with the Padres for the 1997 season. On June 13, 1997, the Padres traded Plantier,
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, and Scott Livingstone to the
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for Rich Batchelor,
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, and
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. Plantier played for the Cardinals as a reserve outfielder and finished out his major league career. Plantier signed as a free agent with
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in 1998, but did not appear in any major league games with the club.


Coaching career

In 2007, Plantier was named the
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of the Macon Music of the
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, an
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that only lasted for that year. In 2008, Plantier was the hitting coach for the Double-A
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in the
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organization. On January 13, 2009, he was named the manager of the Diamond Jaxx. In 2010, Plantier was the Minor League Hitting Coordinator for the
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. In 2011, Plantier was named hitting coach, then assigned manager during mid-season for the
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, a Single-A affiliate of the
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. Plantier was named hitting coach of the Padres on October 31, 2011. He held that position for three seasons; in December 2014, he was replaced by
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. In 2018, Plantier became the hitting coach of the
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, where he spent two seasons. In August 2019, Plantier was a coach for the
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at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament. The team finished in fourth place, missing an opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Olympics via that event. In 2021, Plantier was hired as hitting coach for the
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, the
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' Triple-A affiliate where he spent two seasons. On November 7, 2022, Plantier was hired as the assistant hitting coach for the
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.


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