# Tim Naehring > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Naehring > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Naehring.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Naehring > Source revision: 1350279590 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American baseball player (born 1967) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Tim Naehring" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Baseball player Tim Naehring Naehring at the Winter Meetings in 2022 Infielder Born: (1967-02-01) February 1, 1967 (age 59) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut July 15, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance June 23, 1997, for the Boston Red Sox MLB statistics Batting average .282 Home runs 49 Runs batted in 250 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Boston Red Sox (1990–1997) **Timothy James Naehring** (born February 1, 1967) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [infielder](/source/Infielder) who played for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) from 1990 to 1997, and who currently works in the [front office](/source/Front_office_(sports)) of the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees). ## Amateur career Naehring graduated from [La Salle High School](/source/La_Salle_High_School_(Cincinnati%2C_Ohio)), and attended [Miami University](/source/Miami_University). In 1987, he played [collegiate summer baseball](/source/Collegiate_summer_baseball) with the [Cotuit Kettleers](/source/Cotuit_Kettleers) of the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League).[1] ## Professional career Naehring was selected by the Red Sox in the 8th round of the [1988 amateur draft](/source/1988_Major_League_Baseball_Draft). He made his major league debut on July 15, 1990 against the [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals). Naehring with the Red Sox in 1996 In his years as a starter, Naehring was a fine-fielding third baseman and solid all-around offensive player. He hit .307 with 10 HR and 57 RBI for the [AL East](/source/AL_East) Champion Red Sox in 1995. The following season, he hit .288 and set career highs with 17 HR and 65 RBI. In his final campaign in 1997, Naehring was on his way to having his finest season, as he batted .286 with 9 HR and 40 RBI through just 70 games, but a shoulder injury forced him to miss more than half the games that year. He played his final game on June 23, 1997, against the [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays). Naehring homered in his second to last at bat. ## Post-playing career After retiring, Naehring was hired as player development director by the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds). He later was promoted to [minor league](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) field coordinator replacing Bob Miscik, who was dismissed in February 2006 by the club. In September [2007](/source/2007_in_baseball), Cincinnati fired Naehring and assistant director of player development Grant Griesser as well as several minor league instructors, coaches and managers as part of a major overhaul of their minor league system.[2] Naehring was hired by the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) as a [scout](/source/Scout_(sport)) in December 2007.[3] He became the Vice President of Baseball Operations in 2015, succeeding [Billy Eppler](/source/Billy_Eppler).[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League"](http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf) (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Reds claim catcher off waivers, revamp minor league coordinators"](https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3014892). [ESPN](/source/ESPN). September 11, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Nick Cafardo](/source/Nick_Cafardo) (December 4, 2007). ["Angels pose a threat for Santana"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081007004352/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/12/angels_pose_a_t.html). [Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe). Archived from [the original](http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/12/angels_pose_a_t.html) on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Yankees promote Tim Naehring to vice president of baseball operations"](https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/yankees-promote-tim-naehring-to-vice-president-of-baseball-operations). October 25, 2015. ## External links - Career statistics from [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2353) · [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/naehrti01.shtml) · [Fangraphs](https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1009433) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pnaeht001.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=naehrti01) - [MLB](http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/mlb_player_locator_results.jsp?playerLocator=Naehring) historical statistics v t e Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year 1986: Howard 1987: Bettendorf 1988: Naehring 1989: Huntey 1990: McNamara 1991: Conant 1992: Gulan 1993: Sexton 1994: Young 1995: Kominek 1996: Farris 1997: Ryan 1998: Kuempel 1999: Bigbie 2000: Ridley 2001: Van Benschoten 2002: Hunt 2003: Snyder 2004: Bixler 2005: Reimold 2006: Burriss 2007: Stovall 2008: Rohan 2009: Krauss 2010: Vitek 2011: Murphy 2012: Roberts 2013: Kanzler 2014: Godfrey 2015: Longo 2016: Call 2017: Allison 2018: Rott 2019: Rott 2020: Not awarded 2021: Meyers 2022: Kirk 2023: Williams 2024: Archer 2025: Jatczak 2026: Harrison --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Naehring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Naehring) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Naehring?action=history)). 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