Steve Garvey

About

Steve Garvey played 19 MLB seasons from 1969-1987, spending 14 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969-1982) and five with the San Diego Padres (1983-1987). After graduating from George D. Chamberlain High School in Tampa in 1966, where he was teammates with future major leaguers Tom Walker and Mike Eden, Garvey was drafted by the Dodgers. The 1974 National League MVP compiled a .294 career batting average with 272 home runs and 1,308 RBIs across 2,332 games, while setting the NL record for consecutive games played with 1,207. He earned 10 All-Star selections with nine as a starter at first base, won NLCS MVP awards in 1978 and 1984, and was a member of the 1981 World Series champion Dodgers. His coaching focuses on first base fundamentals and mental approach, drawing from his experience as one of baseball's most consistent and clutch performers during the sport's golden era of the 1970s and 1980s.

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