Los Angeles Dodgers Stubbs was drafted by the
Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the
1982 MLB draft out of
Virginia Tech. He played with the
Albuquerque Dukes in the
Pacific Coast League from 1983 to 1985. Stubbs made his Major League debut as the starting
first baseman for the Dodgers on April 28, 1984, against the
San Diego Padres. He was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts in his debut. His first hit was a triple off
Kent Tekulve of the
Pittsburgh Pirates on May 5 and his first home run was off
Charles Hudson of the
Philadelphia Phillies on May 14. Playing for the Dodgers in 1987, Stubbs had 885
total chances and made only 5
errors for a .994
fielding percentage, leading the
National League. Stubbs was a member of the Dodgers team that won the
1988 World Series. He batted .294 with 2 doubles in the World Series. He played with the Dodgers through 1989, hitting .227 with 59 home runs and 178 RBI in 542 games.
Houston Astros Stubbs was traded on April 1, 1990, to the
Houston Astros for 26-year-old rookie
Terry Wells. The trade was made after Stubbs had spent the entire prior season as a backup, having lost his starting role to
Eddie Murray. He had a career year as the Astros first baseman in 1990 with 23
home runs and 71
runs batted in.
Milwaukee Brewers He signed as a free agent with the
Milwaukee Brewers before the 1991 season. In 2 seasons in Milwaukee he hit .220 in 195 games.
Boston Red Sox He signed as a free agent with the
Montreal Expos on February 22, 1993, but was released at the end of spring training on March 29. He then signed a minor league contract with the
Boston Red Sox on May 11. He spent the 1993 season in AAA with the
Pawtucket Red Sox, hitting .237 in 94 games.
Mexican League He spent the 1994 season in the
Mexican League with the
Leones de Yucatán and
Charros de Jalisco.
Detroit Tigers He signed a minor league contract with the
Detroit Tigers on December 20, 1994, and made the Major League roster as a reserve
outfielder and
pinch hitter. In 62 games, he hit .250 for the Tigers. He retired as a player following the season.
Coaching Stubbs joined the
Atlanta Braves organization in 1997 as hitting coach for the
Danville Braves in 1997 and the
Danville 97s in 1998. He was the Braves minor league hitting coordinator from 1999 to 2002. After two more seasons as a roving hitting instructor for the Braves he returned to the dugout as a coach for the
Myrtle Beach Pelicans from 2005 to 2006 and the
Mississippi Braves from 2007 to 2008. Stubbs left the Braves organization in 2009 to become the hitting coach for the
Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino in the Dodgers organization in 2009–2010. He was promoted to the AA
Chattanooga Lookouts in 2011-12 and became the hitting coach for the
Albuquerque Isotopes, the Triple-A affiliate of the Dodgers in 2013. When the Dodgers moved their affiliate to the
Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2015, Stubbs remained with the organization as the hitting coach. He was let go by the Dodgers after the 2015 season. In 2016, Stubbs became the hitting coach for the
Missoula Osprey, the Rookie League affiliate for the
Arizona Diamondbacks. A year later, he was promoted to hitting coach of the
Hillsboro Hops, the Arizona Diamondbacks Class A Advanced affiliate. ==References==