Chad Allen (baseball)

Chad Allen
Left fielder
Born: February 6, 1975 (1975-02-06) Dallas, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 1999 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
June 2, 2005 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Batting average	.269
Home runs	14
Runs batted in	84
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1999-2001) Cleveland Indians (2002) Florida Marlins (2003) Texas Rangers (2004-2005) Orix Buffaloes (2007) (NPB)

Medal record
Competitor for United States
Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team

John Chad Allen (born February 6, 1975) is a retired outfielder in Major League Baseball. He attended and played for Texas A&M University from 1994 to 1996. He bats and throws right-handed.

From 1999 through 2005, Allen played for the Minnesota Twins (1999-2001), Cleveland Indians (2002), Florida Marlins (2003) and Texas Rangers (2004-2005).

In a seven-season career, Allen has posted a .269 batting average with 14 home runs and 84 RBI in 267 games played.

Before the 2006 season, the Kansas City Royals signed Allen to a minor league contract with a spring training invite. At the start of the season, he was assigned to the Omaha Royals of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), the Royals' Triple-A affiliate. In 2007, Allen played for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.

On December 13, 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report naming players who had used steroids.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Japanese baseball