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'''Thomas Jones Goodwin''' (born July 27, 1968) is an American former [[professional baseball]] coachplayer and formerthe playercurrent first base coach for the [[Atlanta Braves]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for 14 seasons, primarily as a [[center fielder]], from 1991 to 2004. As a player, he was listed at {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} and {{convert|165|lb|kg}}; he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Goodwin has coached in MLB for the [[New York Mets]] and [[Boston Red Sox]].

After retiring as a player, Goodwin managed the Lewisville Lizards of the [[Continental Baseball League]], coached for the [[Lowell Spinners]] (a minor league affiliate of the [[Boston Red Sox]]), and served as a roving outfield instructor and base running coach in the Red Sox' minor-league system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1071903 |title=Kielty's official |date=February 7, 2008-02-07 |work=[[Boston Herald]] |author=Michael Silverman |access-date=February 7, 2008-02-07}}</ref>

On October 29, 2011, Goodwin was named [[first base coach]] for the [[New York Mets]], succeeding [[Mookie Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metsblog.com/2011/10/29/rubin-mets-may-have-zeroed-in-on-goodwin-as-1b-coach/|title=Mets name Tom Goodwin as 1B Coach|date=October 29, 2011-10-29|work=MetsBlog.com|author=Matthew Cerrone|access-date=October 29, 2011-10-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031182912/http://www.metsblog.com/2011/10/29/rubin-mets-may-have-zeroed-in-on-goodwin-as-1b-coach/|archive-date=October 31, 2011-10-31}}</ref>

During Boston's 2021 season, Goodwin missed several games in the first-half of August, after being deemed a [[contact tracing|close contact]] with Red Sox bench coach [[Will Venable]], after the latter had a positive [[COVID-19 testing|COVID-19 test]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/red-sox-bench-coach-will-venable-covid-19-positive/37250378# |title=Boston Red Sox bench coach Will Venable tests positive for COVID-19 |website=[[WCVB-TV]] |date=August 7, 2021 |accessdate=August 7, 2021}}</ref> In late August, Goodwin missed several additional games after again being deemed a close contact with personnel who tested positive.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/01/sports/taking-closer-look-covid-19-outbreak-that-has-engulfed-red-sox/ |title=Taking a closer look at the COVID-19 outbreak that has engulfed the Red Sox |first=Alex |last=Speier |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |url-access=limited |date=September 1, 2021 |accessdate=September 1, 2021}}</ref> Near the end of September, [[Ramón Vázquez]] took over as Boston's first base coach in preparation for the playoffs, as MLB mandated that only COVID-vaccinated staff would be allowed in dugouts and on the field during the 2021 postseason, and Goodwin was not in compliance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-iglesias-following-in-footsteps-of-mentor-dustin-pedroia |title=Iglesias walks in footsteps of mentor at 2B |first=Ian |last=Browne |website=MLB.com |date=September 29, 2021 |accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> On October 25, after the Red Sox' season ended with a loss in the [[2021 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], the team dismissed Goodwin.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-dismiss-first-base-coach-tom-goodwin |title=Red Sox part with first-base coach Goodwin |first=Molly |last=Burkhardt |website=MLB.com |date=October 25, 2021 |accessdate=October 26, 2021}}</ref> Goodwin spent the next two seasons as a roving instructor in the [[Atlanta Braves]]' minor league system, and was promoted to first base coach at the major league level following the departure of [[Eric Young Sr.]] at the end of the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bowman |first1=Mark |title=Tuiasosopo tabbed to replace Washington as third-base coach |url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/matt-tuiasosopo-hired-as-braves-third-base-coach |access-date=December 12, 2023 |publisher=MLB.com |date=December 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Braves fill three openings on their coaching staff |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39091884/braves-fill-three-openings-their-coaching-staff |access-date=December 12, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com |date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>

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