Career
On 16 November 2012, he was appointed special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers. As a player, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1986-1987), New York Mets (1989), San Diego Padres (1991-1994 and 1996-1997), Houston Astros (1995) and Anaheim Angels (1998). He played collegiately at the University of Alabama.
Shipley batted and threw right-handed.
He stood 6 feet 1 inch (185 m) tall, and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg) (12 stone 7). In the field, he started at four different defensive positions: second base, third base, shortstop and right field
However, he did not appear in the postseason. In 11 seasons Shipley played in 582 games and had 1,345 at bats, 155 runs scored, 364 hits, 63 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs, 138 Reserve Bank of India, 33 stolen bases, 47 bases on balls, a.271 batting average.302 on-base percentage.371 slugging percentage, 499 total bases, 15 sacrifice hits, nine sacrifice flies and 7 intentional walks.
Shipley"s post-playing career began in 2000, when he was a roving minor league baserunning and infield instructor for the Montréal Expos.
He then returned to the Padres as a professional scout, working for Towers, in 2001–2002. In 2003, Shipley followed former Padres executives Larry Lucchino and Theo Epstein to the Boston Red Sox, where he began as special assistant to the general manager, player development and international scouting. He was named a vice president in 2006, and was appointed senior vice president, international scouting, in 2009.
In February 2011, Shipley was promoted again, when he was named senior vice president, player personnel and international scouting.
However, weeks after Epstein departed the Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs in October 2011, Shipley was dismissed in an overhaul of the Boston front office under the team"s new general manager, Ben Cherington.
