| Rick Short | |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 73 | |
| Second baseman / Coach | |
| Born:December 6, 1972 Elgin, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| MLB: June 10, 2005, for the Washington Nationals | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 23, 2005, for the Washington Nationals | |
| NPB: August 23, 2009, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .314 |
| Home runs | 35 |
| Runs batted in | 229 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .400 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Richard Ryan Short (born December 6,1972) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who currently serves as the minor league field coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Washington Nationals,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. [1] He bats and throws right-handed. He is an alumnus of Western Illinois University and Larkin High School in Elgin,IL.