Ted Lyle Simmons (born August 9, 1949, in Highland Park, Michigan) is a retired American catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1968-80), Milwaukee Brewers (1981-85) and Atlanta Braves (1986-88). Simmons (nicknamed "Simba") was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was the bench coach for the Brewers until September 15, 2008, when he was re-assigned to another position within the organization. On November 3,...
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Ted Lyle Simmons (born August 9, 1949, in Highland Park, Michigan) is a retired American catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1968-80), Milwaukee Brewers (1981-85) and Atlanta Braves (1986-88). Simmons (nicknamed "Simba") was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was the bench coach for the Brewers until September 15, 2008, when he was re-assigned to another position within the organization. On November 3, 2008 he left the Brewers and was hired by the San Diego Padres as their bench coach.
In a 21-season career, Simmons compiled a .285 batting average with 2,472 hits, 248 home runs and 1389 RBI in 2456 games.
In 1992, Simmons was hired as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He served in that position for only a year, retiring after suffering a heart attack in June 1993.
On October 30, 2007, Simmons signed a contract to become the bench coach of the Milwaukee Brewers.
On September 15, 2008, Simmons was re-assigned to an advisory role. ...
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