Brad Ausmus was born on April 14, 1969, in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Dartmouth College, where he played baseball for four seasons as a catcher. During his college career, Ausmus was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers in the Ivy League. He was selected by the New York Yankees in the 47th round of the 1987 MLB draft but decided to return to Dartmouth for his senior season. More about Brad Ausmus
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In 1988, Ausmus was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 48th round of the MLB draft. He made his major league debut with the Padres in 1993 and spent three seasons with the team. In 1996, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers, where he played for ten seasons. He was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers in the league during his time with the Tigers, winning three Gold Glove Awards. Ausmus also earned the reputation of being an intelligent player and an excellent game-caller. He retired in 2010 with a .251 career batting average, 1,578 hits, and 80 home runs.In total, we tracked 628 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Brad Ausmus (Craig Biggio/Jeff Bagwell/Brad Ausmus/Wade Miller Signed Astros Bat PSA/DNA) was sold in November 2013 for $175.00 while the cheapest item (BRAD AUSMUS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 1998 UPPER DECK COLLECTORS CHOICE HOUSTON ASTROS) found a new owner for $0.01 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (22) was April 2008 with an average selling price of $7.49 for an autographed item of Brad Ausmus. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2015 with $58.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.30 was October 2021. In average, an autographed item from Brad Ausmus is worth $5.85.
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Athletics name former Angels manager Brad Ausmus as bench coach (01/14/22): Ausmus will bring some experience with him to the A's dugout
A's add Ausmus as bench coach under Kotsay (01/14/22): The A's have hired Brad Ausmus as the team's bench coach under first-time manager Mark Kotsay. Ausmus previously was the manager for the Tigers and Angels.
MLB rumors: Athletics expected to hire Brad Ausmus as bench coach (01/09/22): The A's are reportedly expected to hire former MLB manager Brad Ausmus as their next bench coach.
Athletics to hire former Angels manager Brad Ausmus as bench coach, per report (01/08/22): Ausmus will bring some experience with him to the A's dugout
Astros manager rumors: Brad Ausmus joins Dusty Baker, Buck Showalter, John Gibbo (01/24/20): Ausmus joins the initial slate of candidates for the job in Houston
Angels hire former Cubs manager Joe Maddon (10/2019): After parting ways with Brad Ausmus, the Los Angeles Angels and former Cubs manager Joe Maddon have agreed to a 3-year deal.
Detroit Tigers' Brad Ausmus dismisses Jose Iglesias' slow start: 'I'm not concer (03/2015): While his .091 batting average might look bad on paper, Brad Ausmus said Wednesday that Jose Iglesias has looked much better than what his numbers may otherwise suggest.
Brad Ausmus expects offseason roster changes to help Detroit Tigers on basepaths (02/2015): Rajai Davis led the Tigers in steals last season with 36, which was one more than the Tigers stole as a team in 2013. The Tigers ranked 30th in the majors with 35 steals in 2013 and seventh in the majors with 106 last year.
Detroit Tigers' Brad Ausmus confident Jose Iglesias will be ready to reclaim rol (01/2015): After missing all of last season with a stress fracture in both legs, Jose Iglesias insisted Thursday on several occasions that he'll be 100 percent for the start of camp.
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Ausmus Gives Insight On How Cespedes Trade Happened [VIDEO] (12/2014): “We were up late but it was worth it.”
Brad Ausmus talks about his bullpen decisions. Short version: he wouldn’t change (10/2014): Well, at least he's consistent.
Brad Ausmus: Post season is about winning, won't reveal roster (09/2014): As the Detroit Tigers make their way east for the opening game of the American League Division Series against Baltimore, manager Brad Ausmus refuses to tip his hand on the 25-man roster but did unveil his starters.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus can feel the heat, but he won't buckle (08/2014): He speaks generally, without offering any specific triumphs or failures, minus any deep self-critiques, which was at the heart of a conversation Tigers manager Brad Ausmus had Tuesday with a small media crowd in the visiting manager's office at Tropicana Field.
Brad Ausmus, Jim Joyce continue disagreement following Tigers loss (07/2014): Ausmus missed most of Saturday night's game against the Angels. And so, it seemed, did his team. The rookie manager was tossed in the third inning on a night his team's offense put up little fight.
Brad Ausmus returns to the site of the biggest home run in his career (06/2014): It was with the Astros, not the Tigers, that he spent 10 seasons — although it was with the Tigers in 2000 that Ausmus played the most in any single season with 604 plate appearances.
Brad Ausmus: Joba Chamberlain will close games for Detroit Tigers when Joe Natha (05/2014): Chamberlain has a 2.82 ERA in 24 games this season and has not allowed a run in any of his past eight appearances.
Brad Ausmus after potential blowout gets dicey for Detroit Tigers: 'It became al (04/2014): Brad Ausmus: "It became all hands on deck. ... I felt the way the momentum had shifted that we needed to close the door."
Brad Ausmus heads into opener embracing high expectations for Tigers (03/2014): To fend off the possibility of losing yet another player, he did a lot of knocking on wood during spring training as the injuries mounted. But Tigers first-year manager Brad Ausmus went into his first game on Monday saying he isn't superstitious.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus shouldn't be put out over playing career (02/2014): Ask ex-Tigers manager Jim Leyland about his career, and he'd grumble about being a lousy hitter. Ask Ausmus about his career, and he also prefers to remember the defensive side of it more than the offensive.
New Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus starts crash course on players entering c (01/2014): Tigers manager Brad Ausmus has been working in the off-season to get to know his players before he has to start barking orders at them in spring training.
How will Detroit Tigers' Brad Ausmus decide to change pitchers? He explains ... (12/2013): Loading Photo Galleries ... Brad Ausmus is introduced as the new Detroit Tigers manager during a news conference in Detroit Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Ausmus replaces Jim Leyland who stepped down as manager.
Tigers' Brad Ausmus on hiring Darnell Coles: 'There wasn't much not to like' (11/2013): Coles, a slugging third baseman for the Tigers over parts of two seasons in the'80s and briefly in'90, has returned to the organization as assistant hitting coach. He was recommended by new hitting coach Wally Joyner.
Brad Ausmus interviews with Detroit Tigers: 'A really good baseball discussion' (10/2013): Brad Ausmus. / Associated Press In the first years of this century, Mike Matheny and Brad Ausmus were the two best defensive catchers in the National League.
Brad Ausmus thrills, inspires young Padres prospects (08/2013): Padres legend Brad Ausmus returned to the team's minor league affiliate in Tuscon and boy, the players and coaches could not have been more excited; though Ausmus did seem a little flat.
Source: Mike Redmond in the lead, Brad Ausmus a 'serious' possibility for Miami (10/2012): This interview Mike Redmond is getting with the Miami Marlins tonight, as our Juan C. Rodriguez reported this afternoon, is no courtesy deal.
Del Mar resident Brad Ausmus hired as Team Israel manager (09/2012): Former Major League catcher to take reins for 2013 World Baseball Classic
Game to Remember: Brad Ausmus (08/2012): Game to Remember: Brad Ausmus
Report: Ex-Tiger Brad Ausmus to manage Team Israel in World Baseball Classic qua (05/2012): Ausmus is expected to this week be named of Team Israel as it prepares to qualify for next spring's World Baseball Classic, according to a report by Fox Sports. Ausmus was a catcher for the Tigers in'96 and again in'99-2000.