Derek Lilliquist

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek Lilliquist
Occupation	Baseball Coach
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1966(1966-02-20)
Age	58
Birthplace	Winter Park
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Aquarius

Derek Lilliquist Biography

Derek Lilliquist is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Coach who was born on February 20, 1966 in Winter Park, Florida, United States. Derek Jansen Lilliquist (born February 20th 1996) was a professional pitcher and former pitcher’s coach with the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). In the year 2000, the Atlanta Braves selected him in the first round of 1987’s MLB draft, which was held by The University of Georgia (UGA). In the course of his MLB professional career Lilliquist was a player for the Braves (1989-90), San Diego Padres (1990-91), Cleveland Indians (1992-94), Boston Red Sox (1995) and the Cincinnati Reds (1996). He has been a coach with the Cardinals team since 2002, and joined the staff of major leagues in the year 2011. On the 3rd of October the 3rd of October, 2017, the team declared that Lilliquist will not be returning as a Cardinals player for the 2018 season.

The San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego during His MLB debut, on the 13th of April in 1989 Lilliquist was the pitcher who led the Braves to a victory of 4-1. In seven /3 IP the Braves pitcher allowed only three hits and a run and earned the victory. In the regular season the pitcher pitched his MLB career-high 165/3 innings and pitched an average of 3.97 ERA. But, he also let the team 202 hits with an average 11.0 hit per 9 innings pitched (H/9). He was 2nd in the National League (NL) in bases on balls per nine innings pitched (BB/9) with 1.847 and was fourth on the NL Rookie of the Year vote.

The Cleveland Indians claimed Lilliquist off waivers from the Padres on November 22, 1991. He converted to full-time relief duty in 1992. Here, he posted some of his career-best numbers, including ERA, H/9, and walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). In 71 games, he pitched ​61 ⁄3 innings, allowed just 39 hits for 5.7 H/9, 0.924 WHIP and a 2.25 ERA. His 71 appearances placed fourth in the American League (AL) among pitchers. He also finished 22 games and saved six.

Spending most of the 1991 season in the minor leagues, the Padres assigned Lilliquist to the Las Vegas Stars of the Pacific Coast League. Here, he allowed 142 hits in 105 IP and 33 games for 5.38 ERA, contributing as both a starter and reliever. With the Padres, he allowed 14 earned runs in ​14 ⁄3 IP for an 8.79 ERA.

When he was playing at UGA, Lilliquist was selected as Baseball America’s Pitcher of the Year. He was named an All-American at the age of 1987. The major leagues were where Lilliquist played mostly as an reliever. When he was with Cleveland during 1992, the pitcher set record-setting lows in the earned run rate (2.25) and the number of hits in nine innings (5.7) and walks and hits per inning pitched (0.924) and played in 71 games, a record-breaking number.

Derek Lilliquist Net Worth

Derek Lilliquist is one of the richest Baseball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Lilliquist 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Derek Lilliquist graduated from Sarasota High School in Sarasota, Florida in 1984. He played in the NCAA baseball tournament for the Georgia Bulldogs. Both in 1986 and 1987 Lilliquist played in the collegiate summer league in the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. in 1987, Lilliquist earned an All-American selection by each of Baseball America (BA) and the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America (BA). He was also named BA’s Player of the Year the year. He played a key role in guiding UGA to their first Southeastern Conference title and trip to the College World Series. In his three seasons with UGA, Lilliquist posted a 31-12 win-loss record, and a 3.30 earned run rate (ERA).

The Atlanta Braves selected Lilliquist as the sixth overall selection during the 1987 Major League Baseball draft and assigned him to the Gulf Coast League Braves in the Rookie League of Minor League Baseball the following season. In the Braves’ Rookie League, he pitched two games with thirteen innings of pitched (IP) which allowed just three runs and just 3 hits. He was then promoted to the Durham Bulls of the Carolina League in which he pitched three starts, averaging 25 IP and two complete games, and an 2.88 ERA. The following season was the same, and the Braves were promoted again up to their AAA Richmond Braves of the International League, where he was a full-time player for the whole season. Lilliquist played in every single game was on the field, putting up an impressive 3.38 ERA in a professional-high 170/3 IP. In addition to striking out just 80 batters, Lilliquist also permitted only 36 balls on bases (BB).

On May 1, 1990, at Atlanta in Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Lilliquist become of the few pitchers to have a multi-homer game when he hit two home runs off Ron Darling in a Braves’ 5–2 victory over the New York Mets. His batting statistics for the Braves that season included eight hits in 23 at bats for a .348 batting average, two home runs and three runs batted in with a .609 slugging percentage. However, his pitching had declined since his rookie year. With a 6.28 ERA and two wins and eight losses in 11 starts, the Braves traded Lilliquist to the San Diego Padres for Mark Grant on July 12, 1990. Lilliquist’s only career MLB complete game and shutout occurred on August 12, 1990, in a 9–0 defeat of the Houston Astros. He allowed four hits while striking out three. With the Padres that season, he fared better, posting a 4.33 ERA.

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The Cardinals named Lilliquist as the Cardinals major league bullpen coach on November 2, 2010. Late in the Cardinals’ 2011 World Series–championship season, he temporarily replaced incumbent pitching coach Dave Duncan, who took a leave of absence for family reasons. On January 6, 2012, the Cardinals announced that Lilliquist would permanently replace Duncan, whose future remained uncertain. On October 3, 2017, the Cardinals announced that Lilliquist would not return to the team for the 2018 season.

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