BIOGRAPHY
Tommy Pham was born March 8, 1988, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a left fielder in the MLB.
On May 7, 2017, Pham homered twice versus the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park among producing a season-high four hits. His second home run provided the deciding runs in a 6−4, 14-inning victory. Pham continued to produce both offensively and defensively, and he eventually became the starting right fielder. Through August 12, he was batting .309/401/.498, while leading the club in steals and outfield assists. He finished the season batting .306/.411/.520 with 23 home runs, 73 RBIs, 22 doubles, and 25 stolen bases in 128 games. He became the first Cardinals batter since 1900 to record at least a .300 average, 20 home runs, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in the same season. He also was 3rd in the league in power-speed number (24.0). In his age-29 season, Pham placed tenth in the majors in Fangraphs' Wins Above Replacement (WAR). He ranked 11th in the National League Most Valuable Player Award (NL MVP) voting, the only Cardinals player to receive votes.
On August 1, 2022, Pham was traded to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash considerations. In 53 games with Boston, Pham batted .234/.298/.374 with 6 home runs and 24 RBIs, completing the season batting .236 with a .312 on base percentage and .374 slugging percentage, with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 144 games. On November 10, 2022, the Red Sox announced that both the team and Pham declined a mutual option, making him a free agent.
On January 24, 2023, Pham signed a one-year $6 million contract with the New York Mets. Pham was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks at the 2023 trade deadline.
