Dante Bichette
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Alphonse Dante Bichette Sr. (; born November 18, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the California Angels (1988–1990), Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1992), Colorado Rockies (1993–1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000), and Boston Red Sox (2000–2001). He was also the hitting coach for the Rockies in 2013. He batted and threw right-handed. Bichette was a four-time All-Star as a member of the Rockies, and was a member of the 1993 inaugural team. In 1995, he won the Silver Slugger Award and finished second in the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) voting while leading the National League in home runs, slugging percentage, and total bases, along with leading the entire MLB in hits and runs batted in (RBIs). The next year, he joined the 30–30 club with 31 home runs and 31 stolen bases, and in 1998, again led the league in hits with 219. Each year from 1993−1998 he batted over .300, and in each year from 1995−1999, drove in at least 100 runs.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded byJeff ConineMike PiazzaJeff Bagwell | National League Player of the Month July 1995September 1995June 1996 | Succeeded byMike PiazzaBarry BondsSammy Sosa |
| Preceded byJeff Bagwell | National League Slugging Percentage Champion 1995 | Succeeded byEllis Burks |
| Preceded byMike Blowers | Hitting for the cycle June 10, 1998 | Succeeded byNeifi Pérez |
References
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- sabr.orghttps://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-10-1998-dante-bichette-completes-first-cycle-in-interleague-play-with-an-extra-inning-walk-off-single/
- "Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Box Score: June 10, 1998"https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199806100.shtml
- "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Events: Opening Day"https://web.archive.org/web/20090125221549/http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/events/opening_day.jsp?content=od_facts
- ESPN - Baseball Tonight Clubhouse: Weekend preview - MLBhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn
- The New York Timeshttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E6D81139F936A35757C0A96F958260
- Baseball-Reference.comhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199904040.shtml
- CBS Sportshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-sox-deal-for-bichette/
- Colorado Rockieshttps://twitter.com/Rockies/status/268425604884488192
- Dante Bichette will leave Colorado Rockies as hitting instructorhttp://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_24167269/dante-bichette-will-leave-colorado-rockies-hitting-instructor
- TSNhttps://twitter.com/ScottyMitchTSN/status/1286831985508442119
- MLB.com press releasehttps://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-blue-jays-announce-2021-major-league-coaching-staff
- "Bo Bichette says father Dante resigned from Blue Jays due to lockout"https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/bo-bichette-says-father-dante-resigned-blue-jays-due-lockout/
- baseball-reference.comhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bicheda01.shtml
- The Palm Beach Posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20240408011032/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/134518498/
- Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_18227443
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17617500/hall-famer-barry-larkin-ambitious-plans-grow-baseball-brazil
- https://www.coloradosports.org/hall-of-fame/athletes/2017-inductees/dante-bichette/https://www.coloradosports.org/hall-of-fame/athletes/2017-inductees/dante-bichette/
- dailyhive.comhttps://dailyhive.com/toronto/dante-bichette-blue-jays-coach-abuse