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Alan Anthony Wiggins (February 17, 1958 – January 6, 1991) was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Baltimore Orioles between 1981 and 1987. A speedy leadoff hitter, Wiggins established a Padres single-season record for stolen bases in 1984, when they won the National League Championship Series (NLCS) and advanced to the World Series. Wiggins grew up in California and attended Pasadena City College before being drafted by the California Angels (known later as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) in 1977. He played in the minor league systems of the Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers, setting a professional baseball single-season record with 120 stolen bases in 1980. He made his major league debut with the San Diego in 1981, and he became a regular player within two years. In 1983, he set the Padres' single-season stolen base record, a mark which he extended the following season. His 1984 stolen bases total (70) is still a team record as of 2015. During his major league career, Wiggins struggled with drug addiction, which resulted in multiple arrests and suspensions from baseball. His drug problems prompted a 1985 trade from San Diego to Baltimore, where Wiggins spent three seasons. After leaving baseball, he was diagnosed with AIDS. He was the first MLB player known to die of AIDS. Long after his death, two of Wiggins' children—Candice and Alan, Jr.—became professional basketball players. ==Early life== Wiggins was born in Los Angeles, California.〔 His mother, Karla Wiggins, raised him as a single parent. He played baseball with his friends at a park across from the Rose Bowl.〔 As a child, Wiggins was a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and he looked up to Maury Wills, a Dodgers player known for stealing bases. He graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena, California; the school was also the alma mater of baseball star Jackie Robinson. Gib Bodet, a scout for the Montreal Expos, noticed Wiggins in high school. Wiggins was , taller than a typical infielder. He was only an average hitter and fielder, but his speed stood out to Bodet.〔 The California Angels selected Wiggins as the eighth overall pick of the January 1977 MLB amateur draft. In 1977, Wiggins played junior college baseball at Pasadena City College, where he was teammates with future major leaguers Matt Young and Rod Booker.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pasadena.edu/athletics/news/newsitem.cfm?ID=4940 )〕 Bodet, who had moved to the Angels scouting staff just before the draft, joined other Angels staff members and worked out with Wiggins after they selected him. Angels coach Bob Clear told Wiggins that his excellent speed would help him to a high batting average even if his hitting skills were not that strong. "If you can hit .200, you can run the other eighty points. And if you can hit .280, you can lead off for anybody," Clear said.〔 Wiggins signed with the Angels in May for $2500 after what Bodet described as "a tough negotiation". According to Bodet, Wiggins' mother "did not trust easily".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Wiggins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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