Rick Sofield

Richard Michael Sofield

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
• School University of Minnesota, University of South Carolina
• High School Morristown (NJ) High School
• Debut April 6, 1979
• Final Game October 4, 1981
• Born December 16, 1956 in Cheyenne, WY USA

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Biographical Information

Rick Sofield played three years in the majors, including as a regular outfielder for the Minnesota Twins in 1980. He also played seven seasons in the minors.

Rick turned down a football scholarship to the University of Michigan when the Twins made him a first round pick in the 1975 amateur draft.

After saying goodbye to baseball in 1983, he enrolled at the University of South Carolina, intending to go out for football (as a quarterback). Alas, he was ruled ineligible when it was revealed that he had briefly attended the University of Minnesota in 1975. He became, instead, an assistant baseball coach at the University of South Carolina (1983-1986), and later went on to become the head coach at the University of Utah (1988-1994).

Sofield later went back into professional baseball and became a minor league manager at the AA level with the Harrisburg Senators (Montreal Expos), and then the Las Vegas 51s (Los Angeles Dodgers AAA affiliate), and Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Colorado Rockies AAA affiliate). In addition, he has been a field coordinator for a number of major league clubs, including the Dodgers (1999-2000), Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Yankees (2004-2007).

In 2007, Sofield was hired as the first head baseball coach for the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

After returning to the Minor Leagues to manage the West Virginia Power in 2012, Sofield was named the Pirates' first base coach for the 2013 season on October 31, 2012. He continued as a Pirates coach through 2016.

The only other major leaguer whose last name starts "Sof" has been Ray Soff.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1995	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	35-45	14th	Montreal Expos		replaced Gomer Hodge (19-36) on June 4
1996	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	68-67	7th	Montreal Expos
1997	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	86-56	1st	Montreal Expos	League Champs
2001	Las Vegas 51s	Pacific Coast League	68-76	11th	Los Angeles Dodgers
2003	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	73-70	6th	Colorado Rockies
2012	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	61-79	13th	Pittsburgh Pirates