Justin Huber
| Justin Huber | |
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 Huber with the Padres in 2008 |
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| Somerset Patriots – No. 16 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Born: 1 July 1982 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| 21 June, 2005 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 15 |
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Justin Patrick Huber (
/ˈhjuːbər/; born 1 July 1982 in Melbourne, Australia) is a first baseman/outfielder who is currently a free agent.
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[edit] New York Mets
He was originally drafted as a catcher by the New York Mets in 2000.
[edit] Kansas City Royals
Huber was one of the top prospects within the Mets organization when he was traded to the Kansas City Royals before the 2004 trade deadline for José Bautista (the Mets then included Bautista in a package to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Kris Benson). Huber underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee in August, ending his season.
This injury ended Huber's catching career, and by the time he made his major league debut on 21 June, 2005, he was a first baseman. He made his first career appearance in the outfield on 17 September, 2007 against the Chicago White Sox.
[edit] San Diego Padres
On 26 March, 2008, Huber was traded to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. He hit his first career home run on 20 April 2008, against Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
[edit] Minnesota Twins
Huber signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins in February 2009 and Huber received a September callup when the rosters expanded.[1]
He was released at the end of the season and signed with the Hiroshima Carp for 40 million yen with 5.5 million in bonuses.[2] On 19 November 2010 while playing for the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League he was resigned by the Twins to a minor league contract.[3] After a poor spring, he was released by the Twins to make room for Scott Diamond.
now signed with Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for 2011 season.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Major League Baseball players from Australia
- Binghamton Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Norfolk Tides players
- Omaha Royals players
- Portland Beavers players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- San Diego Padres players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Hiroshima Toyo Carp players
- Australian expatriate baseball players in Japan
