Craig Shipley

Craig Barry Shipley (born 7 January 1963) is an Australian-born executive and former player in Major League Baseball. On 16 November 2012, he was appointed special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers.

Craig Shipley
Shipley with the Diamondbacks in 2013
Arizona Diamondbacks
Third Baseman / Assistant General Manager
Born: (1963-01-07) 7 January 1963
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
22 June, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
25 September, 1998, for the Anaheim Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average.271
Home runs20
Runs batted in138
Teams

As a player, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1986–87), New York Mets (1989), San Diego Padres (1991–94 and 1996–97), Houston Astros (1995) and Anaheim Angels (1998). He played collegiately at the University of Alabama. Shipley batted and threw right-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg) (12 stone 7).

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