Willie Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954 in Holly Hill, South Carolina) is a former second baseman and current manager in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets between 1975 and 1992. Randolph was selected to 6 All Star games over his career. He was known as a good fielding second basemen, who was a skilled bunter, and a patient hitter who drew over 80 walks 7 times.
Randolph was a coach for the New York Yankees for 11 seasons. In 2004, Randolph was named the manager for the Mets beginning with the 2005 season. Randolph earned his first win as a manager on April 10, 2005 in a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The win halted a five game losing streak to start the 2005 season. He then guided the Mets to 5 straight victories, giving the Mets their first six game winning streak since august of 2003.
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