Shooty Babitt

Infobox MLB retired
name=Shooty Babitt
position=Second Baseman


bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1959|3|9
Oakland, California
deathdate=
debutdate= April 9
debutyear= 1981
debutteam= Oakland Athletics
finaldate=September 4
finalyear=1981
finalteam= Oakland Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.256
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=14
teams=
* Oakland Athletics (by|1981)

Mack Neal "Shooty" Babitt (born March 9, 1959, in Oakland, California) was an American baseball second baseman. Babitt was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 25th round of the by|1977 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his career with a seven-game hitting streak, the second such longest streak in Oakland A's history. [Rich Hurd, [http://www.contracostatimes.com/sports/ci_9557363?source=rss A's Notebook: Outfielder Brown is healthy scratch again] , Contra Costa Times, June 11 2008] For his career, Babitt played in 54 major league games in by|1981, hitting .256 in 156 at bats.

Babitt continues to hold a position in Major League Baseball. He was a long-time advanced scout with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and, in 2008, is in his second season as a scout for the New York Mets. [Bob Nightengale, [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/mets/2008-06-23-manuel-makeover_N.htm New manager Manuel key to Mets' personality makeover] , USA Today, June 24 2008] He also works as an analyst on the pre- and post-game shows on the cable television broadcasts for Oakland A's home games in 2008. [Matt Elliser, [http://www.examiner.com/a-1302929~New_era_in_cable_set_to_begin.html New era in cable set to begin] , The Examiner, March 26 2008]

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/babitsh01.shtml Shooty Babitt statistics] at BaseballReference.com

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