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Jim Presley
Jim Presley
	Jim Presley (left) covering third base after a steal by Rickey Henderson.
	Third baseman
	Born: October 23, 1961 (age 62); Pensacola, Florida
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 24, 1984, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
	June 7, 1991, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	135
Runs batted in	495
Teams
	Seattle Mariners (1984–1989); Atlanta Braves (1990); San Diego Padres (1991);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1986);

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James Arthur Presley (born October 23, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball infielder with an eight-year career from 1984 to 1991. He played for the Seattle Mariners of the American League and the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres of the National League. He was primarily a third baseman but also saw some time playing first base. His nickname was "Hound Dog".

As a youth, he played baseball through the Dixie Youth association, first at Pensacola Brent then later Pensacola Myrtle Grove. He graduated from Escambia High School in 1978.

While playing for Seattle in 1986, Presley became only the second batter in Major League history to hit two walk-off grand slams in the same season, joining Cy Williams, who had done so in 1926.^[1] Also in 1986, Presley was named to the American League All-Star team after hitting .265 with 27 home runs and a career high 107 RBIs. Injuries began to derail his career a couple of years later, and by 1992 he had segued from playing to coaching.

On December 21, 2005 he was signed to be the hitting coach for the Florida Marlins. He was fired along with manager Fredi González and bench coach Carlos Tosca on June 23, 2010.^[2] He was replaced on an interim basis by John Mallee, who was the Marlins minor league hitting coordinator.

On October 8, 2010 Presley was inducted into the Escambia High School Sports Hall of Fame during halftime of an EHS football game along with former Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and a few other EHS alumni.

Presley joined the Baltimore Orioles as their hitting coach for the 2011 season.^[3]

References

^ Harrison, Ian (30 July 2017). "Pearce slams again, Jays score 7 in 9th, beat Angels 11-10". ledger-enquirer. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Marlins Fire Manager Fredi Gonzalez". The Sports Network. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
^ http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/10/orioles_agree_with_adair_as_bu.html

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[1] Harrison, Ian (30 July 2017). "Pearce slams again, Jays score 7 in 9th, beat Angels 11-10". ledger-enquirer. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Marlins Fire Manager Fredi Gonzalez". The Sports Network. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

[3] ttp://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/10/orioles_agree_with_adair_as_bu.html

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 As a youth, he played baseball through the Dixie Youth association, first at Pensacola Brent then later Pensacola Myrtle Grove.  He graduated from Escambia High School in 1978.
-While playing for Seattle in 1986, Presley became only the second batter in Major League history to hit two [[Walk-off home run|walk-off]] [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slams]] in the same season, joining [[Cy Williams]], who had done so in 1926.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harrison|first1=Ian|title=Pearce slams again, Jays score 7 in 9th, beat Angels 11-10|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article164465507.html|website=ledger-enquirer|accessdate=31 July 2017|language=en|date=30 July 2017}}</ref> Also in 1986, Presley was named to the American League [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] team after hitting .265 with 27 home runs and a career high 107 RBIs. Injuries began to derail his career a couple of years later, and by 1992 he had segued from playing to coaching.
+While playing for Seattle in 1986, Presley became only the second batter in Major League history to hit two [[Walk-off home run|walk-off]] [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slams]] in the same season, joining [[Cy Williams]], who had done so in 1926.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harrison|first1=Ian|title=Pearce slams again, Jays score 7 in 9th, beat Angels 11-10|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article164465507.html|website=ledger-enquirer|accessdate=31 July 2017|language=en|date=30 July 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731043631/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article164465507.html|archivedate=31 July 2017|df=}}</ref> Also in 1986, Presley was named to the American League [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] team after hitting .265 with 27 home runs and a career high 107 RBIs. Injuries began to derail his career a couple of years later, and by 1992 he had segued from playing to coaching.
 On December 21, 2005 he was signed to be the hitting coach for the [[Florida Marlins]]. He was fired along with manager [[Fredi González]] and bench coach [[Carlos Tosca]] on June 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=325444 |title=Marlins Fire Manager Fredi Gonzalez |author= |date=2010-06-23 |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref> He was replaced on an interim basis by [[John Mallee]], who was the Marlins minor league hitting coordinator.