Ron Washington

[William Malone]

Ronald Washington was born on April 29, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Kansas City Royals signed him as an undrafted free agent in 1970. He had stints in several minor league systems, making his Major League debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977. Washington only played ten games for them, and didn't return to the Majors again until 1981 with the Minnesota Twins.

He appeared in 28 games for the Twins in 1981, batting .226 with five RBI. Washington made his first career Opening Day roster in 1982, and began to get regular playing time at shortstop. He hit .271 with 39 RBI over a career high 119 games, which included 106 starts. His tenure in Minnesota continued through 1986. Washington was primarily a reserve middle infielder. During his six years with the Twins, he hit .265 with 17 home runs and 118 RBI.

Washington finished his career by playing for the Baltimore Orioles (1987), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Houston Astros (1989).

He coached in the New York Mets farm system from 1991 through 1995. The Oakland Athletics hired him as an assistant coach for their big league staff in 1996. Washington worked as an infield coach, also serving as first or third base coach depending on the year. He stayed in Oakland until the Texas Rangers hired him as manager in 2007.

His tenure in Texas was successful, going 644-611 (84.4 wins per 162 games) over parts of eight seasons. They reached the World Series in 2010 and 2011, but lost both times. He resigned in 2014, citing personal reasons. Several media outlets reported sexual assault allegations against Washington in the coming weeks. Oakland hired him back as an assistant in 2015. Washington was the Atlanta Braves third base coach and infield instructor from 2017 through 2023.

As of 2025, Washington is the manager of the Los Angeles Angels.

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