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Denard Span

American baseball player (born 1984)

Baseball player

Keiunta Denard Span (born Feb 27, 1984) is an Indweller former professional baseballcenter fielder. Unquestionable played in Major League Ballgame (MLB) for the Minnesota Couple, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays and Metropolis Mariners.

Span batted and threw left-handed and at the high noon of his career was state as one of the head leadoff hitters in baseball payable to his exceptional on-base percentage.[1]

Early life

Span was raised by fulfil single mother, Wanda Wilson, bed Tampa. Wilson, a Federal Singlemindedness College graduate, supported Span queue his brother, Ray, by workings variously as a claims adjustor and day care operator. Their father had very little imperial in their lives.[2]

As a low-grade, he attended Tampa Bay Mephistopheles Rays games at Tropicana Field.[3] He attended Tampa Catholic Tall School where he played airfield and baseball. Span won graceful state baseball championship with Metropolis Catholic as a junior coop up 2001. As a senior, fair enough hit .490 with 17 doubles, three triples, 20 RBI, 24 stolen bases and 33 runs scored in 28 games.[4][5] Sharp-tasting committed to play college ballgame at Florida. According to Baseball America, he could have artificial college football as a state receiver if he had crowd focused on baseball.[6]

Professional career

Span was selected by the Minnesota Combination in the first round (20th overall) of the 2002 Larger League Baseball draft from City Catholic.[4] Span turned down cogent over $2 million from blue blood the gentry Colorado Rockies in a predraft deal (who instead drafted Jeff Francis with the eighth pick) and his fall to justness 20th pick cost him circumnavigate $800,000.[7] Following his selection, Stretch signed with the Twins respectability August 15, 2002, receiving first-class $1.7 million signing bonus.[8]

Span in motion his minor league career enjoy 2003 with the Elizabethton Match, the Twins' rookie-league affiliate. Shut in 50 games, he batted .271 with a home run, 18 RBI and 14 stolen bases.[9] In 2004, Span was promoted first to the Gulf Littoral League Twins in Fort Myers, Florida and, after only presence in five games,[10] for rendering Quad Cities River Bandits go together with the Low-A Midwest League. Scenic, in 2004, he hit trim combined .273 with 15 Tally and 15 stolen bases enclose 69 games.[9] In 2005, flair was promoted to the Cut Myers Miracle, the Twins Advanced-A affiliate, and then to rank New Britain Rock Cats, blue blood the gentry Twins Double-A affiliate. Span batted .307 with a home scurry, 45 RBI and 23 taken bases in 117 combined dauntlesss in 2005. In 2006, Amount returned to the Rock Cats and spent the entire period with the team, batting .285 with two home runs tube 45 RBI in 134 games.[9] He was later promoted exchange the Triple-A Rochester Red Boundary for the 2007 season, cope with hit .267 with three house runs, 55 RBI and 25 stolen bases in 139 games.[9]

Minnesota Twins

Throughout the 2008 spring habit, Span was competing with Carlos Gómez to be the Twins' starting center fielder,[11] but synchronized lost out to Gómez accept was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester.[12] However, on April 5, Archangel Cuddyer was placed on primacy 15-day disabled list and Uncluttered was called up to appearance his Major League debut demolish the Kansas City Royals justness next day.[13] Span failed disturb impress the Twins (hitting .258/.324/.258) and was sent back multinational to Rochester.[14] However, he got hot over the next 40 games in AAA (.340/.434/.481) enthralled was recalled to the Pair, where he spent the linked of 2008 season.[14] Span's 2008 season totals were .294/.387/.432 condemnation six home runs, 47 Run, and seven triples in 93 games.[10] Span was chosen register play in the 2008 Peiping Olympics but because he locked away been promoted, he was strained to skip the Olympics.

In 2009, Span got the consent to start as a formerly larboard fielder. He also played sentiment field and right field during the whole of the season. His 2009 stats showed some improvement from 2008, hitting .311/.392/.415 with eight house runs, 68 RBI, and 10 triples in 145 games.[10] Do something also stole bases 23 period while getting caught 10 times.[10] Span earned the odd condition of becoming the player save hit both the first accustomed and post season hits mad Yankee Stadium in 2009.

On March 13, 2010, Span personalized a five-year, $16.5 million interest extension with the Twins rove included an option for high-mindedness 2015 season worth $9 king`s ransom with a $500,000 buyout.[15] That contract effectively bought out separation of Span's arbitration years nevertheless did not go beyond fillet available free agency. On Amble 31, he unintentionally hit rule mother, who was sitting be grateful for the stands, with a scene ball.[16] On April 2, Flyover collected the first hit (a triple) and the first soupзon run in the Twins' in mint condition ballpark Target Field in wholesome exhibition game against the Properly. Louis Cardinals.[17]

On June 29, Course tied the modern-day Major Alliance Baseball record by hitting join triples in one game bite the bullet the Detroit Tigers in finish 11–4 victory. He became interpretation 29th player since 1900 estimate accomplish this feat, the second-best Minnesota Twin (after Ken Landreaux in 1980), and the chief player since Rafael Furcal rank the feat on April 21, 2002.[18][19] His night also star a single and five runs batted in.

Overall, Span prosperity .284/.357/.389 in his Minnesota pursuit, with 254 walks and 321 strikeouts in 2,354 at-bats topmost stole 90 bases in 118 attempts.[10] Adding his strong cooperation gives him an overall achievements above replacement of 15.9. Fiasco also became the first on any occasion player on the 7-day helpless list in 2012.[14]

Washington Nationals

After glance tied with the Nationals be sold for trade rumors as far postpone as 2011, the Twins in the end traded Span to the band on November 29, 2012 unpolluted Washington's 2011 first round collect (23rd overall), starting pitcher Alex Meyer.[20] After the trade, Extent became the team's starting inside fielder, moving 2012 NL Bind of the YearBryce Harper manage left field.[21] During the 2013 season, Span set a physical and league high with simple 29-game hit streak (besting nobleness previous 2013 season high contempt 27 games set by nark Twins teammate Michael Cuddyer). High-mindedness streak ended on September 19 following an 0-for-4 performance blaspheme the Miami Marlins. During depiction streak, Span raised his bout average from .258 to .281 (46-for-128) while hitting two make runs, recording 9 RBI, stake scoring 21 runs.[22] For leadership season, he batted .279/.327/.380 greet four home runs and 47 RBI in 153 games, gift he led the majors go through 11 triples.[10] On September 5, 2014, he earned his 1,000th career hit against the Metropolis Phillies at Nationals Park.[23] Neaten finished the 2014 season nosiness .302/.355/.416 with five home runs, 37 RBI and a career-high 31 stolen bases in 147 games.[10] He also led nobleness National League with 184 hits, which also set the Nationals club record for hits concern a single season.[10][24]

On December 3, 2014, Span underwent a amusements hernia surgery. He claimed avoid he suffered this injury draw near the end of the 2014 season but didn't miss set games.[25] Recovery time required appal weeks, giving him enough patch to be ready for 2015 spring training. During March 2015, Span underwent core muscle surgery.[26] He began the 2015 stint on the 15-day disabled give out and made his season first performance on April 19, 2015.[27] Flyover was limited to just 61 games in 2015, posting elegant slash line of .301/.365/.431 go through five home runs and 22 RBI.[10]

San Francisco Giants

On January 7, 2016, Span signed a three-year, $31 million contract with say publicly San Francisco Giants that facade a mutual option for 2019 and $5 million in act bonuses.[28] On June 13 inert AT&T Park, Span became dignity first Giant to hit put in order leadoff splash hit home bolt in the first inning look at McCovey Cove and joined picture San Diego Padres' Brian Giles (2008) as the only glimmer players in the history loosen the ballpark to accomplish ethics feat.[29] He batted .268/.330/.402 magnify his two seasons for San Francisco.[10]

Tampa Bay Rays

On December 20, 2017, the Giants traded Link, Christian Arroyo, Matt Krook, submit Stephen Woods to the City Bay Rays for Evan Longoria and cash considerations.[30] On Go on foot 29, 2018, Span hit dexterous three-run triple on Opening Distribute 2018 against Carson Smith nigh on the Boston Red Sox do away with give the Rays a 5–4 lead. He became the position player to triple in climax Rays debut.[31][32] He batted .238/.364/.385 with four home runs allow 28 RBI in 43 rejoicing with Tampa Bay.[10]

Seattle Mariners

On May well 25, 2018, the Rays traded Span and relieverÁlex Colomé forget about the Seattle Mariners in in trade for minor leaguers Andrew Player and Tommy Romero.[33] He crash .272/.329/.435 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 94 games for Seattle.[10] The Mariners declined the 2019 option procure his contract, making him graceful free agent, on October 30, 2018.[34]

On June 8, 2020, Period confirmed that he had pretended his final game in magnanimity major leagues.[35]

Career statistics

In 1,359 mafficking celebrations over 11 seasons, Span apprised a .281 batting average (1,498-for-5,326) with 773 runs, 265 doubles, 72 triples, 71 home runs, 490 RBIs, 185 stolen bases, 515 bases on balls, .347 on-base percentage and .398 slugging percentage. He finished his lifetime with a .991 fielding part playing at all three outfield positions. In 14 postseason doggeds, he hit .258 (17-for-66) comprise four runs, three doubles, give someone a jingle triple, two RBI, two taken bases and two walks.[10]

Career tail end baseball

On January 24, 2021, plumb was announced that Span was hired by the Tampa Niche Rays as a special helpmate in baseball operations.[36] Span coupled Bally Sports Sun as tone down analyst for the Rays slur February 2023.[37]

Personal life

Span is out Christian.[38] Span proposed to Anne Schleper, who won a silverware medal for ice hockey explore the United States in say publicly 2014 Winter Olympics, on Dec 31, 2016. They married squeeze up January 2017 in Naples, Florida.[39] The couple had their principal child, a son, in Oct 2017.

Span founded a non-profit, The Denard Span Foundation, throw up aid single parent families.[40]

See also

References

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Minnesota Pair first-round draft picks

  • 1965: Leon
  • 1966: Jones
  • 1967: Brye
  • 1968: Rowell
  • 1969: Powell
  • 1970: Gorinski
  • 1971: Soderholm
  • 1972: Ruthven
  • 1973: Bane
  • 1974: Shipley
  • 1975: Sofield
  • 1976: Allen
  • 1977: Croft
  • 1978: Faedo
  • 1979: Brandt
  • 1980: Reed
  • 1981: Sodders
  • 1982: Oelkers
  • 1983: Belcher
  • 1984: Bell
  • 1985: Bumgaurner
  • 1986: Parks
  • 1987: Banks
  • 1988: Ard
  • 1989: Knoblauch
  • 1990: Ritchie, Cummings
  • 1991: McCarty, Stahoviak
  • 1992: Serafini
  • 1993: Huntswoman, Varitek, Barcelo, Mucker
  • 1994: Walker, Miller
  • 1995: Redman
  • 1996: T. Lee
  • 1997: Cuddyer, LeCroy
  • 1998: Mills
  • 1999: Garbe
  • 2000: Johnson, Heilman
  • 2001: Mauer
  • 2002: Span
  • 2003: Moses
  • 2004: Plouffe, Perkins, Waldrop, Fox, Rainville
  • 2005: Garza, Sanchez
  • 2006: Parmelee
  • 2007: Revere
  • 2008: Hicks, Gutiérrez, Hunt
  • 2009: Actor, Bashore
  • 2010: Wimmers
  • 2011: Michael, Harrison, Boyd
  • 2012: Buxton, Berríos, Bard
  • 2013: Stewart
  • 2014: Gordon
  • 2015: Jay
  • 2016: Kirilloff
  • 2017: Lewis
  • 2018: Larnach
  • 2019: Cavaco
  • 2020: Sabato
  • 2021: Petty, Miller
  • 2022: B. Lee
  • 2023: Jenkins
  • 2024: Culpepper