Louis Boyd

Louis Boyd

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 169 lb.
• School Cochise Community College, University of Arizona
• High School Sutherland Secondary School

• Born May 4, 1994 in North Vancouver, BC CAN

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Biographical Information

Canadian infielder Louis Boyd was drafted in the 24th round of the 2017 amateur draft by the Seattle Mariners, out of the University of Arizona. As a junior, he had played in the 2016 College World Series. However, he needed Tommy John surgery before his senior year and was not expecting to be drafted at all and had plans to work in sales for the Nike sporting goods company in Oregon, where he had interned the previous summer. He played in the minor leagues in 2017 and 2018, lining up for four different teams during those two seasons and peaking in the California League with the Modesto Nuts. His overall numbers were a .240 average with 2 homers and 50 RBIs in 150 games. He knew that his lack of power would not allow him to move much further, and he started to look into finding work as a coach.

In 2019, he was the infield coach for the Modesto Nuts until late July when he moved into the managerial ranks with the Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League, a team he had played for only two years earlier. He replaced Carson Vitale, who had himself stepped in for Jose Moreno, who had started the season as the team's manager. At 25, he was the youngest manager in organized baseball at the time.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2019	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	19-19	5th	Seattle Mariners		replaced Carson Vitale on July 23
2020	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	Season cancelled
2021	Everett AquaSox	High-A West	61-56	3rd	Seattle Mariners

Further Reading

• Jacob Bogage: "The Mariners just put a 25-year-old in charge of a minor league team", Washington Post, July 25, 2019. [1]
• Joshua Horton: "Mariners tab 25-year-old to manage the Everett AquaSox: Louis Boyd was playing in Everett just two years ago.", Everett HeraldNet, Everett, WA, July 24, 2019. [2]
• Andy Prest: "25-year-old from North Vancouver named manager of Everett AquaSox: Louis Boyd takes over Mariners affiliate just two years after getting drafted", North Shore News, North Vancouver, BC, July 24, 2019. [3]