Brad Mills

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Note: This is the article for the current MLB manager who debuted as a player in 1980. The current MLB player who debuted in 2009 has an article here.

James Bradley Mills

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[edit] Biographical Information

Third baseman Brad Mills played four seasons in the big leagues for the Montreal Expos, getting into 106 games. He was two years younger than Andre Dawson and three years older than Tim Raines.

He suffered a knee injury that ended his playing career while in the minors in 1986. Since then, he has been a minor league manager, scout, and a big league coach with the Philadelphia Phillies (1997-2000), Montreal Expos (2003), and Boston Red Sox (2004-present).

Mills is a longtime friend of Red Sox manager Terry Francona. They were teammates and roommates at the University of Arizona and played together for the Expos from 1981 to 1983. They even appeared on a 1982 Topps baseball card together. He was a member of Francona's coaching staff on the Phillies and joined the Red Sox after Francona was hired as the team's skipper. He was named manager of the Houston Astros for the 2010 season.

Mills coached for the US in the 2001 Baseball World Cup.

Mills' son Beau Mills, was taken in the 1st round of the 2007 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians.

[edit] Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
1987 Wytheville Cubs Appalachian League 32-38 5th Chicago Cubs
1988 Charleston Wheelers South Atlantic League 51-86 11th Chicago Cubs
1989 Peoria Chiefs Midwest League 80-59 3rd Chicago Cubs
1990 Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League 86-54 2nd Chicago Cubs
1991 Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League 83-57 2nd Chicago Cubs
1992 Iowa Cubs American Association 51-92 8th Chicago Cubs
1993 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League 66-75 8th Colorado Rockies
1994 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League 70-69 5th Colorado Rockies
1995 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League 77-66 4th Colorado Rockies League Champs
1996 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League 58-83 10th Colorado Rockies
2002 Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League 85-59 1st Los Angeles Dodgers Lost in 1st round


Preceded by
Dave Clark
Houston Astros Manager
2010-
Succeeded by
current


[edit] Further Reading

  • Marquez,Damian: "Red Sox Bench Coach Spends Winter In Visalia: Two-Time World Series Champion Brad Mills Calls Visalia Home During The Offseason", in Visalia Delta-Times, January 10, 2009.[1]
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