Chris Coghlan
2009 NL Rookie of the Year for the Florida Marlins.
Christopher Brockett Coghlan, born June 18, 1985, is a former outfielder who played for the Marlins, Cubs, Athletics and Blue Jays, and won National League Rookie of the Year in 2009.
Quick Facts
- Drafted
- 2006, 1st round (36th)
- Rookie of the year
- 2009 (NL)
Lore & Background
From East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida, he turned down Arizona as an 18th-round pick in 2003 to play at Ole Miss, earning All-SEC honours and, in 2006, third-team All-American status; he also won the Cape Cod League batting title in 2005 at .346. Florida drafted him 36th overall in 2006, and in the minors he moved from third base to second and then left field. In August 2009 he set a club record with multi-hit games in eight straight, collected 41 hits that month, the most by a rookie since Todd Helton in 1998, and followed with 50 more in September and October, the first rookie to post back-to-back 40-hit months.
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