Career
He also played three seasons in Japan, from 2001 until 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He is currently the hitting coordinator for the Saint Louis Cardinals. May batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
After signing to play football/baseball at Virginia Technology
May was drafted in the first round (#9) of the 1986 June draft by the Chicago Cubs at the age of 17. May hit.320 (3rd).298 (11th).305 (5th).295 (5th), and.296 (5th) including being a Carolina League and Southern League All-Star before making his Major League debut.
May enjoyed an 18-year professional baseball career including ten seasons in the MLB. He was a.271 hitter with 52 home runs and 310 Reserve Bank of India in 797 Major League games played. In Japan, he hit an additional 59 home runs in just three seasons, batting.274.
May was the 1993 Delaware Athlete of the Year, a 2014 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee and a 2015 Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame inductee.
May has been working as a hitting coach/hitting coordinator in the Street.Louis Cardinals Organization since 2005. 2005: Coached the Palm Beach Cardinals (High A) to the Florida State League Championship his first year in 2005. 2007: Promoted to (Double A) Springfield, Missouri of the Texas League.
Coached them to the Texas League championship finals and his team led the league in hitting (271), hits and OBP (345) 2nd in runs scored, Human Resources"s, SLG (431) and Office of Personnel Services (776).
2008: Coached Springfield to the 2nd best record in the league. The team batted.275, first in Human Resources and tied for 2nd in hits and Tuberculosis(Total bases).
Lost in the first round of the playoffs. His team Led the league in Human Resources"s and tied for 2nd in 3b"son
2010: Was the Springfield hitting coach that finished with the 2nd best record in the league at 76–64.
His team finished tied for 2nd in batting at.264, 1st in Human Resources"s with 146, 2nd in 2b"s, runs scored, total bases, bb"s, OBP,SLG and Office of Personnel Services. Has served as the Minor League Hitting Coordinator since 2011. Was awarded the Organizations 2014 George Kissell award for excellence in player development
1993:.295, 10 Human Resources, 77 Reserve Bank of India, 62 runs, 25 doubles, 10 stolen bases, 128 games – all career-highs.