Andy Sheets

Andy Sheets
Shortstop
Born: (1971-11-19) November 19, 1971
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 22, 1996, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: September 25, 2002, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
NPB: October 14, 2007, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.216
Home runs19
Runs batted in113
NPB statistics
Batting average.289
Home runs95
Runs batted in374
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Andy Mark Sheets (born November 19, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Sheets played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners (1996–1997), San Diego Padres (1998), Anaheim Angels (1999), Boston Red Sox (2000) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002). He also played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003–2004), and Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007), of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He is the cousin of pitcher Ben Sheets.[1]

Playing career

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheets attended Tulane University and Louisiana State University. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected by the Mariners in the 4th round of the 1992 MLB draft.

Sheets was part of the 1997 Mariners team that won the American League West division and the 1998 Padres that won the National League pennant. In 7 MLB seasons, he played in 356 games, batting .216 with 38 doubles, 3 triples, 19 home runs, 113 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases.[3]

Career stats

Year Age Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
1996 24 Seattle Mariners AL 47 110 18 21 8 0 0 9 2 41 .191 .262 .264 .526
1997 25 Seattle Mariners AL 32 89 18 22 3 0 4 9 2 34 .247 .299 .416 .715
1998 26 San Diego Padres NL 88 194 31 47 5 3 7 29 7 62 .242 .318 .407 .725
1999 27 Anaheim Angels AL 87 244 22 48 10 0 3 29 1 59 .197 .236 .275 .510
2000 28 Boston Red Sox AL 12 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .095 .095 .095 .190
2001 29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 49 153 10 30 8 0 1 14 2 35 .196 .251 .268 .519
2002 30 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 41 149 18 37 4 0 4 22 2 41 .248 .301 .356 .656
Total 356 960 118 207 38 3 19 113 16 275

References

  1. ^ "Sheets isn't afraid of monsters anymore". USA Today. June 12, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Andy Sheets Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2025.