Bill McGuire

Bill McGuire [William Patrick McGuire] is a former Major League Baseball Player who was active in the Majors between 1988-1989. McGuire is 62 years old and was born on February 14th, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Creighton Prep High School [Junior Jays] in Omaha, Nebraska. He played College Baseball for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Drafted in the first round (27th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 1985 MLB Draft. Ranked by Baseball America as the Seattle Mariners No. 3 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. Made his Major League Debut on August 2nd, 1988 at the age of 24. Started the game and batted 9th going 0/3 for the Seattle Mariners against the California Angels. His first at bat was an out against Chuck Finley. He was teammates with Greg Fulton for 5 ...
seasons, the most throughout his career. McGuire played 6 seasons with the Seattle Mariners organization, 1 season with the Chicago Cubs and 1 season with the Cleveland Guardians. Finished 6th in California League with 6 Intentional Walks in 1986. Finished 6th in Southern League with 7 Sacrifice Flies in 1987. Finished 1st in Pacific Coast League with 11 Sacrifice Hits in 1990. Led the Pacific Coast League (AAA) with 11 Sacrifice Hits in 1990. He was also drafted in the 25th round of the 1982 Draft by the Cleveland Indians but did not sign.

Jobs in Baseball: Hitting Coach for 1 year in the Chicago Cubs organization with Peoria [A] in 1992. Hitting Coach for 2 years in the Colorado Rockies organization with Bend [A-] and Asheville [A] between 1993-1994. Manager for 3 years in the Colorado Rockies organization with Asheville [A] and Salem [A+] between 1995-1997.