My Take
Ron Washington is one of those baseball lifers who makes you realize the sport runs deeper than stats — this guy played for five different teams across a twelve-year career as a utility infielder, grinding it out in the bigs when nobody was handing him anything, and then turned around and spent decades pouring that hard-won knowledge into coaching. His run as manager of the Texas Rangers is what really put him on the map for me: back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011, built on a blue-collar toughness that absolutely reflected his New Orleans roots. There's something about the way he moves in the dugout — that constant rhythm, that energy — that tells you this man genuinely loves baseball in his bones. Still coaching in his seventies. That's not a job, that's a calling.
Overview
Ronald Washington (born April 29, 1952) is an American professional baseball manager, coach, and former infielder who currently serves as the infield coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Washington played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Houston Astros over his career from 1977 to 1989.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ron Washington
- Name (Japanese)
- ロン・ワシントン
- Reading
- ろん・わしんとん
- Born
- April 29, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player / baseball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John McDonogh High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.