| Derrick May | |
| Position: | Left fielder |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 6 |
| Debutyear: | 1990 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago Cubs |
| Debut2league: | NPB |
| Debut2date: | March 24 |
| Debut2year: | 2001 |
| Debut2team: | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 3 |
| Finalyear: | 1999 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Final2league: | NPB |
| Final2date: | May 6 |
| Final2year: | 2003 |
| Final2team: | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .271 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 52 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 310 |
| Stat2league: | NPB |
| Stat21label: | Batting average |
| Stat21value: | .274 |
| Stat22label: | Home runs |
| Stat22value: | 59 |
| Stat23label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat23value: | 200 |
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Derrick Brant May (born July 14, 1968) is an American former outfielder who played for the Chicago Cubs (1990–94), Milwaukee Brewers (1995), Houston Astros (1995–96), Philadelphia Phillies (1997), Montreal Expos (1998) and Baltimore Orioles (1999). He also played three seasons in Japan, from until, for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He was the assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016. He was the manager of the Frederick Keys of the MLB Draft League in 2021. In 2022 he was the Organization Hitting Coordinator for SSG Lander’s in Korea.
May batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After signing to play football and baseball at Virginia Tech, May was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the first round (#9 overall) of the 1986 June draft, at the age of 17. May hit .320 (3rd), .298 (11th), .305 (5th), .295 (5th), and .296 (5th) and was a Carolina League and Southern League All-Star before making his major league debut. May enjoyed an 18-year professional baseball career, including ten seasons in the major leagues. He was a .271 hitter with 52 home runs and 310 RBI in 797 major league games played. In Japan, he hit an additional 59 home runs in just three seasons, batting .274.
May was the 1993 Delaware Athlete of the Year, a 2014 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductee,[1] and a 2015 Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame inductee. In 2019 he was elected into the Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame at Frawley Stadium.
Derrick May is the son of major league outfielder Dave May. His brother, David May, Jr., is a major league scout for the Toronto Blue Jays. His oldest son Derrick Jr. was a 37th rd draft pick in 2012 by the St. Louis Cardinals and his son Donovan is a scout for the Boston Red Sox.
Derrick May was recently named Director of the Baseball Division for Rise Above Sports Group.
May was an Assistant MLB hitting coach/hitting coordinator and minor league hitting coach in the St. Louis Cardinals Organization from 2005 to 2016.
On April 12, 2021, May was announced as the manager of the Frederick Keys, a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League.[3]
January 2022, May was named Organization Hitting Coordinator for The SSG Lander’s baseball club in Korea.
.295 batting average, 10 home runs, 77 runs batted in, 62 runs, 25 doubles, 10 stolen bases, 128 games – all career-highs.
Cardinal's Derrick May on What it takes to get to the big leagues - Pro Baseball Insider