Kimera Bartee

Kimera Bartee
Outfielder
Born: July 21, 1972 (1972-07-21) Omaha, Nebraska
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 3, 1996 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 3, 2001 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics
Batting average	.216
Hits	90
Stolen bases	36
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1996-1999) Cincinnati Reds (2000) Colorado Rockies (2001)

Kimera Anotchi Bartee (born July 21, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus of Creighton University and was also part of Creighton's NCAA College World Series appearance (1991).

Bartee was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 1993 MLB amateur draft, Bartee made his Major League Baseball debut with the Detroit Tigers on April 3, 1996, and appeared in his final game on August 3, 2001.

In 1995 Bartee played for the Perth Heat in the Australian Baseball League.

Bartee was sent from the Baltimore Orioles to the Minnesota Twins on September 19, 1995 as the "Player to be Named Later" in the Scott Erickson trade. At the 1995 MLB Winter Meetings, he was a drafted back by the Baltimore Orioles during the Rule V Draft.

Bartee is perhaps best known for being a part of one of the worst trades in recent baseball history. At the conclusion of the 2000 season, Bartee was released by the Cincinnati Reds. After signing with the Anaheim Angels, Bartee was traded from Anaheim to the Colorado Rockies for then-prospect Chone Figgins. Bartee would go hitless in 15 at-bats with Colorado and would then be out of baseball for the rest of that season; he would then play the 2002 season with the Class AAA Iowa Cubs and the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the independent Long Island Ducks before retiring. Figgins went on to be a starter for the Angels and led the league in stolen bases in 2005.

Since retiring from playing baseball professionally, Bartee has become the field coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds and also served as roving instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates before landing the managerial job for the State College Spikes.

External links

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