Homer Bush

Homer Giles Bush

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
• High School East St. Louis Senior High School
• Debut August 16, 1997
• Final Game June 8, 2004
• Born November 12, 1972 in East St. Louis, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Part of the New York Yankees 1998 championship squad, Homer Bush batted a scorching .380/.421/.465 in 45 games (71 at bats), then made two pinch running appearances in the Fall Classic. Homer was part of the Yanks offering to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens prior to the next season, along with pitchers Graeme Lloyd and David Wells. In his lone season of regular activity, 1999, Homer hit .320/.353/.421 in 128 games. His bat cooled considerably in 2000 and he was gone from the bigs after 9 games back in the Bronx in 2004. A regular at Yankee Old-Timer's Day festivities, he resurfaced in the game as a coach for the Eugene Emeralds in 2014.

In 2022, he managed the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League and in 2023 was appointed manager of the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League.

His son, Homer Bush Jr. was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 2023 Amateur Draft.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1998

Further Reading

• Jesse Borek: "MLB Draft League skipper Bush named Staten Island manager", mlb.com, January 6, 2023. [1]