Keith Hughes (baseball)

For other people of the same name, see Keith Hughes (disambiguation).

Keith Hughes
Hughes with the Nashville Sounds in 1984
Outfielder
Born: (1963-09-12) September 12, 1963 (age 61) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 19, 1987, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
May 20, 1993, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.204
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	24
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1987) Philadelphia Phillies (1987) Baltimore Orioles (1988) New York Mets (1990) Cincinnati Reds (1993)

Keith Wills Hughes (born September 12, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played for five teams in his major league career which lasted for parts of four seasons.

Early career

Keith attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981.^[1]

Major League career

He made his Major League debut on May 19, 1987 with the New York Yankees. Then the Yankees traded him and Shane Turner to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Easler where he finished his rookie season. The following season he was traded with Rick Schu and Jeff Stone to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Bellino and Mike Young. He played in 41 games with the Orioles that year, and didn't play in the majors in 1989. In December of that year he was traded again. This time the Orioles traded him with Cesar Mejia to the New York Mets for John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras. He played in 8 games with the Mets in 1990 and he did not come back to the majors until 1993 when the Cincinnati Reds brought him up for 3 games.

In the Puerto Rican Winter League in the 1987–1988 season he hit a grand slam after Indios de Mayagüez were down by 3 in the bottom of the 10th to give the championship to Mayagüez.

References

1. Riley, Matt (August 18, 2009). "Wayne's Keith Hughes still living the dream on the local diamond". Mainline Media News. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet