# Tommy Shields

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{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name               = Tommy Shields
| position           = [Infielder](/source/Infielder)
| image              = Tommy Shields 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Shields with the [Omaha Storm Chasers](/source/Omaha_Storm_Chasers) in 2022
| bats               = Left
| throws             = Right
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1964|8|14}}
| birth_place        = [Fairfax, Virginia](/source/Fairfax%2C_Virginia), U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| debutleague        = MLB
| debutdate          = July 25
| debutyear          = 1992
| debutteam          = Baltimore Orioles
| finalleague        = MLB
| finaldate          = October 3
| finalyear          = 1993
| finalteam          = Chicago Cubs
| statleague         = MLB
| stat1label         = [Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| stat1value         = .176
| stat2label         = [Home run](/source/Home_run)s
| stat2value         = 0
| stat3label         = [Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
| stat3value         = 1
| teams              = *[Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) ({{baseball year|1992}})
*[Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) ({{baseball year|1993}})
}}
'''Thomas Charles Shields''' (born August 14, 1964) is an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) coach and former infielder. Shields was an [infielder](/source/infielder) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) from 1992 to 1993 for the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) and [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs). He played in Minor League Baseball from 1986 to 1994, starting out in the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tommy Shields Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=shield001tho |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Shields was most recently the manager of the [Northwest Arkansas Naturals](/source/Northwest_Arkansas_Naturals).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Shields Returns with Familiar Field Staff for 2024 Naturals Season |url=https://www.milb.com/news/shields-returns-with-familiar-field-staff-for-2024-naturals-season |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

Shields has been a baseball coach for 29 years.<ref name=":0" /> He previously served as the manager of the [Delmarva Shorebirds](/source/Delmarva_Shorebirds), [Burlington Royals](/source/Burlington_Royals) and [Wilmington Blue Rocks](/source/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks).<ref>{{cite news |last=Mears |first=Steve |date=December 15, 2020 |title=Washington Nationals hold ZOOM calls today for the media! |url=https://www.talknats.com/2020/12/15/washington-nationals-hold-zoom-calls-today-media/ |access-date=December 15, 2020 |agency=TalkNats}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1440346946212798478 |user=dougherty_jesse |title=Can confirm that the Nationals have let go of four more minor league coaches: Tommy Shields, Gary Thurman, Pat Rice… |date=21 September 2021}}</ref> He was also the bench coach for the [Omaha Storm Chasers](/source/Omaha_Storm_Chasers).<ref>{{cite web |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Tommy Shields: A Natural Fit |url=https://www.milb.com/northwest-arkansas/news/tommy-shields-a-natural-fit |website=MiLB.com}}</ref> He has worked in the minor league organizations of the [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals), Orioles, [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals), [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves), and [Washington Nationals](/source/Washington_Nationals).<ref name=":0" />

Shields and his wife, Melonni, have four children. He lives in [Lititz, Pennsylvania](/source/Lititz%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:Major League Baseball infielders
Category:Baltimore Orioles players
Category:Chicago Cubs players
Category:St. Louis Cardinals scouts
Category:Minor league baseball managers
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players
Category:Baseball players from Fairfax County, Virginia
Category:Sportspeople from Fairfax, Virginia
Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Category:Harrisburg Senators players
Category:Iowa Cubs players
Category:Prince William Pirates players
Category:Rochester Red Wings players
Category:Salem Buccaneers players
Category:Watertown Pirates players
Category:Baseball coaches from Virginia
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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