Shane Robinson

Shane Michael Robinson (born October 30, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current first base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, and New York Yankees between 2009 and 2018.

High school and college career Robinson graduated from Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He lettered in baseball and football there, and was All-State in both sports in his junior and senior seasons.

Robinson then enrolled at Florida State University. Robinson started all 68 games for the Florida State Seminoles in center field as a freshman, while batting .280. After the 2004 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. As a sophomore, he led the team with a .427 batting average, 96 runs (leading the NCAA), 122 hits, 25 doubles.605 slugging %.532 on base % and 49 stolen bases. He also set a school record by having a 40-game hitting streak, the 11th-longest in NCAA history. Baseball America listed Robinson as the "Best Defensive Outfielder" in the Cardinals organization in its "Best Tools" survey. He led all MLB rookies with 11 pinch hits, and was tied for 9th among all NL players.

In 2013, Robinson batted .250/.345/.319 in 144 at-bats.

Minnesota Twins Robinson signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins on December 5, 2014. He made the Twins roster as an outfielder, but on August 8, 2015 made his major league pitching debut in a 17-4 rout by Cleveland. In 2015 he batted .250/.299/.322 in a career-high 180 at bats. He was released on March 29, 2016.

Los Angeles Angels Robinson was signed by the Los Angeles Angels to a minor league contract on March 31, 2016. He opened the season with the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, but was recalled to the Angels on May 1. He spent the remainder of the season with the Angels but was designated for assignment when Andrew Bailey was signed to the major league roster following the season. After clearing waivers, he was reassigned to Salt Lake. Robinson refused the assignment and became a free agent on November 16. He returned to the Angels on a minor league contract one week later. For the 2016 season, he batted .173/.257/.235 with the Angels in 98 at bats. He had his contract purchased on July 19. Robinson was limited to just 20 games. For the 2017 season, he batted .194/.257/.194 with the Angels in 31 at bats. He was called up to the Yankees on April 10 and played in two games before being designated for assignment when Aaron Hicks was activated from the disabled list. On April 16 he was sent outright to the minors. He had his contract purchased again on July 26. He was designated for assignment on September 1. He was outrighted to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on September 3. For the season, with the Yankees he batted .143/.208/.224 in 49 at bats. In 2019 with the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs he batted .288/.367/.389 with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 306 at-bats, as he stole eight bases in 11 attempts. Robinson elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.

Atlanta Braves On January 22, 2020, the Atlanta Braves signed Robinson to a minor league contract with an invite to major league Spring Training. Robinson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became a free agent on November 2.

Acereros de Monclova On July 8, 2021, Robinson signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. In 5 games for Monclova, he went 6-for-21 (.286)

Post-playing career On January 19, 2022, Robinson was hired by the San Diego Padres organization to serve as the bench coach for the San Antonio Missions, San Diego's Double-A affiliate.

On February 6, 2026, the San Francisco Giants hired Robinson as their first base coach.

Personal life Robinson and his wife, Jessica, have two daughters, Tinley and Harper. Robinson is a Christian.