Derrick May (baseball)


Derrick Brant May is a former first round pick and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles. He also played three seasons in Japan, from until, for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He was the assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016.
May batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After signing to play football and baseball at Virginia Tech. May was drafted in the first round of the 1986 June draft by the Chicago Cubs at the age of 17. May hit.320,.298,.305,.295, and.296 and was a Carolina League and Southern League All-Star before making his major league debut. May enjoyed an 18-year professional baseball career including ten seasons in the major leagues. He was a.271 hitter with 52 home runs and 310 RBI in 797 major league games played. In Japan, he hit an additional 59 home runs in just three seasons, batting.274.
May was the 1993 Delaware Athlete of the Year, a 2014 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee and a 2015 Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame inductee.
Derrick May is the son of the major league outfielder Dave May. His brother, David May, Jr., is a major league scout for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Coaching career

May was a hitting coach/hitting coordinator in the St. Louis Cardinals Organization from 2005–2016.
May started a baseball event and showcase company called Beast of the East Baseball which provides a platform for players to be viewed by college and professional scouts.

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