Tim Raines

Tim Raines
Tim Raines
	Raines with the Newark Bears in 2011
	Left fielder
	Born: September 16, 1959 (age 64); Sanford, Florida, U.S.
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 11, 1979, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 2002, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.294
Hits	2,605
Home runs	170
Runs batted in	980
Stolen bases	808
Teams
	As player Montreal Expos (1979–1990); Chicago White Sox (1991–1995); New York Yankees (1996–1998); Oakland Athletics (1999); Montreal Expos (2001); Baltimore Orioles (2001); Florida Marlins (2002); As coach Chicago White Sox (2005–2006);
Career highlights and awards
	7× All-Star (1981–1987); 3× World Series champion (1996, 1998, 2005); Silver Slugger Award (1986); NL batting champion (1986); 4× NL stolen base leader (1981–1984); Montreal Expos No. 30 retired;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2017
Vote	86.0% (tenth ballot)

Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed "Rock",^[1] is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos. A seven-time All-Star, four-time stolen base champion, and National League batting champion, Raines is regarded as one of the best leadoff hitters and baserunners in baseball history.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2013, Raines began working in the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a roving outfield and baserunning instructor.^[5] He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

^ Raines received this nickname at an Expo rookie camp when he was seventeen, based on his physique. Abel, Allen (May 28, 1981). "Raines defies Doubleday". The Globe and Mail. p. 55.
^ In 2001, Bill James ranked Raines as the second-greatest leadoff player in MLB history. James, Bill (2001). New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, The. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 684–685. ISBN 0-684-80697-5.
^ McLaughlin, Dan (December 27, 2007). "The Path to Cooperstown: Tim Raines and the Tablesetters". HardballTimes.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
^ Stark, Jayson; Peter Gammons (December 29, 2007). "Debate: Is Tim Raines a Hall of Famer?". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
^ "Toronto Blue Jays add Tim Raines to coaching staff: report". thestar.com. December 31, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

Tim Raines
Raines with the Newark Bears in 2011
Left fielder
Born: (1959-09-16) September 16, 1959 (age 64) Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1979, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 2002, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.294
Hits	2,605
Home runs	170
Runs batted in	980
Stolen bases	808

Teams
As player Montreal Expos (1979–1990) Chicago White Sox (1991–1995) New York Yankees (1996–1998) Oakland Athletics (1999) Montreal Expos (2001) Baltimore Orioles (2001) Florida Marlins (2002) As coach Chicago White Sox (2005–2006)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (1981–1987) 3× World Series champion (1996, 1998, 2005) Silver Slugger Award (1986) NL batting champion (1986) 4× NL stolen base leader (1981–1984) Montreal Expos No. 30 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2017
Vote	86.0% (tenth ballot)