John T. Shelby is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981 to 1991.
Education
John Shelby is a 1976 graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky, where he played baseball (shortstop) and basketball and was an all-area performer. After high school he played one year of baseball at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee.
Career
His nickname was "T-Bone" for his slight frame. He currently is a coach in the Colorado Rockies minor league system. Education Baseball career = Playing career Over his 11-year career he played with three different teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1981–1987), Los Angeles Dodgers (1987–1990) and Detroit Tigers (1990–1991).
When he was traded to the Dodgers during the 1987 season, the team was so desperate for a center fielder that he was rushed into uniform and into his first game.
There was not even time to put his name on the back of his uniform. On June 3, 1989 he batted 0 for 10 in a 22 inning game versus the Houston Astros.
= Coaching career He is currently the hitting coach for the Albuquerque Isotopes, the American Automobile Association affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. In addition to managing several minor league teams, he has also served as a coach for the Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers.
His second oldest son, Jeremy Shelby, played one season in the Baltimore Orioles" farm system.
His fourth oldest son, JaVon Shelby, plays for the University of Kentucky Wildcats baseball team, where he was a freshman second basemen in 2014.
Membership
Shelby was a member of two World Series-winning teams, the 1983 Orioles and the 1988 Dodgers. He played the entire game as the only member of the Dodgers without his name stitched on his uniform.