Phil Plantier

Phillip Alan Plantier (born January 27, 1969) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 1997. Listed at and , he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After his playing career, he spent three seasons as a hitting coach with the San Diego Padres and as an assistant hitting coach with the Los Angeles Angels.

Playing career The Boston Red Sox selected Plantier in the 11th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. He developed a knack for hitting home runs in the minor leagues and skipped the Double-A level altogether. Plantier first entered the major leagues in after a midseason call-up from the Pawtucket Red Sox and primarily served as a pinch hitter, but did not play enough for it to be considered his rookie year. In he was first called up to Boston in June, and played in 11 games, but was sent back down to Pawtucket two weeks later. He was finally called back up to Boston on August 10 and went on a very impressive run over 42 games. In 53 total games and 148 at-bats, he hit 11 home runs and 35 runs batted in (RBIs) while hitting .331, for a ratio of a home run hit every 13.38 at-bats. As a result, Plantier finished 8th in Rookie of the Year voting.

Plantier was unable to repeat his rookie performance in , and was traded to the San Diego Padres during the following offseason. He enjoyed his best full season in wherein he hit 34 home runs with 100 RBI, both career highs. Plantier played for the Cardinals as a reserve outfielder and finished out his major league career. Plantier signed as a free agent with Toronto Blue Jays in 1998, but did not appear in any major league games with the club.

In 2010, Plantier was the Minor League Hitting Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners. In 2011, Plantier was named hitting coach, then assigned manager during mid-season for the Lake Elsinore Storm, a Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Plantier was named hitting coach of the Padres on October 31, 2011.

In 2018, Plantier became the hitting coach of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, The team finished in fourth place, missing an opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Olympics via that event.

In 2021, Plantier was hired as hitting coach for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Miami Marlins' Triple-A affiliate where he spent two seasons.

On November 7, 2022, Plantier was hired as the assistant hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels.