Dwyer House of Hitting – Biography
Jim Dwyer
- Attended Southern Illinois University(1969-1971)
- Member of Southern Illinois University Hall of Fame
- Drafted by St Louis Cardinals in 1971(11th round)
- Played 3 ½ years in Minor League
- Won 2 AAA batting titles (hit .387 in 1973 and .332 in 1977)
- Played 16 ½ years in Major League Baseball- 8 different teams
- Member of 1983 World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles
- Home run in first World Series at bat
- 102 career pinch hits
- Coached 26 years in Minnesota Twins minor league system(1991-2016)
- Managed Minnesota Twins A ball team(1992-1996)
- 10 years as Minnesota Twins minor league hitting coordinator(1997-2006)
Rhett Dwyer
- All State Player at Andrew High School in 1998
- Offered professional contract with Diamondbacks, turned down to attend college
- Attended Creighton University and Lewis University on scholarships
- All Conference and Honorable Mention All Region Senior yr at Lewis University
- Asst hitting coach at St Xavier University in 2017
- 12 years of hitting instruction at multiple academies including Ball Park, Bo Dome, and Diamond in the South Chicago land area
- Son and long time student of Jim Dwyer