Lee Mazzilli

Lee Mazzilli was a part of Major League Baseball for three decades as a player, coach and manager from 1976 to 2006. In 1976 he made his debut with the New York Mets after having been selected in the first round by the Mets in the 1973 MLB Draft out of Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York. He played for his hometown Mets for seven seasons form 1976 to 1982 before going on to play with the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1989. During his career he earned an All-Star selection in 1979 and helped his hometown Mets to a World Series title in 1986. Mazzilli would go on to help his other hometown team, the New York Yankees, to a World Series in 2000 as a coach. He coached for the Yankees from 2000 to 2003 before being named manager of the Baltimore Orioles during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Mazzilli’s long career in baseball came to an end in 2006 as a coach for the Yankees. After leaving the Yankees he was hired as an analyst for SportsNet New York.