{{short description|American baseball player (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Andy Sheets |position=Shortstop |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|11|19}} |birth_place=Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |debutleague=MLB |debutdate=April 22 |debutyear=1996 |debutteam=Seattle Mariners |debut2league=NPB |debut2date=March 28 |debut2year=2003 |debut2team=Hiroshima Toyo Carp |finalleague=MLB |finaldate=September 25 |finalyear=2002 |finalteam=Tampa Bay Devil Rays |final2league=NPB |final2date=October 14 |final2year=2007 |final2team=Hanshin Tigers |statleague=MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.216 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=19 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=113 |stat2league=NPB |stat21label=Batting average |stat21value=.289 |stat22label=Home runs |stat22value=95 |stat23label=Runs batted in |stat23value=374 |teams= *Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}}) *San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1998}}) *Anaheim Angels ({{mlby|1999}}) *Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2000}}) *Tampa Bay Devil Rays ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}}) *Hiroshima Toyo Carp ({{npby|2003}}–{{npby|2004}}) *Hanshin Tigers ({{npby|2005}}–{{npby|2007}}) }} '''Andy Mark Sheets''' (born November 19, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Sheets played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners (1996–1997), San Diego Padres (1998), Anaheim Angels (1999), Boston Red Sox (2000) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002). He also played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003–2004), and Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007), of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He is the cousin of pitcher Ben Sheets.<ref name="USA/BW">{{cite news |date=2001-06-12 |title=Sheets isn't afraid of monsters anymore |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2001-06-13/2001-06-13-extra.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205175813/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2001-06-13/2001-06-13-extra.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |accessdate=2009-01-20 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>
==Playing career== A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheets attended Tulane University and Louisiana State University. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref> He was selected by the Mariners in the 4th round of the 1992 MLB draft.
Sheets was part of the 1997 Mariners team that won the American League West division and the 1998 Padres that won the National League pennant. In 7 MLB seasons, he played in 356 games, batting .216 with 38 doubles, 3 triples, 19 home runs, 113 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy Sheets Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheetan01.shtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Baseball Reference}}</ref>
==Career stats== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Age !! Team !! Lg !! G !! AB !! R !! H !! 2B !! 3B !! HR !! RBI !! SB !! SO !! BA !! OBP !! SLG !! OPS |- | 1996 || 24 || Seattle Mariners || AL || 47 || 110 || 18 || 21 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 2 || 41 || .191 || .262 || .264 || .526 |- | 1997 || 25 || Seattle Mariners || AL || 32 || 89 || 18 || 22 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 2 || 34 || .247 || .299 || .416 || .715 |- | 1998 || 26 || San Diego Padres || NL || 88 || 194 || 31 || 47 || 5 || 3 || 7 || 29 || 7 || 62 || .242 || .318 || .407 || .725 |- | 1999 || 27 || Anaheim Angels || AL || 87 || 244 || 22 || 48 || 10 || 0 || 3 || 29 || 1 || 59 || .197 || .236 || .275 || .510 |- | 2000 || 28 || Boston Red Sox || AL || 12 || 21 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || .095 || .095 || .095 || .190 |- | 2001 || 29 || Tampa Bay Devil Rays || AL || 49 || 153 || 10 || 30 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 2 || 35 || .196 || .251 || .268 || .519 |- | 2002 || 30 || Tampa Bay Devil Rays || AL || 41 || 149 || 18 || 37 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 22 || 2 || 41 || .248 || .301 || .356 || .656 |- | | !Total | |356 |960 |118 |207 |38 |3 |19 |113 |16 |275 | | | | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{baseballstats|mlb=|espn=|br=s/sheetan01|fangraphs=1226|brm=sheets001and|retro=S/Psheea001}}
{{1991 LSU Tigers baseball}}
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