Tim Raines, Jr.

Tim Raines Jr.
Outfielder
Born: August 31, 1979 (1979-08-31) Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 1, 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2004 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.213
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	7
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2001, 2003-2004) La New Bears(CPBL) (2009)

Timothy Raines, Jr. (born August 31, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Newark Bears of the Can-Am League, who are managed by his father, Tim Raines. He was with the Baltimore Orioles organization through 2005, playing for the Orioles in 2001 and 2003-2004. He played for the New Orleans Zephyrs and Harrisburg Senators in 2006. Raines is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season.

In a three-season career, Raines is a .213 hitter with seven RBI and no home runs in 75 games.

On October 4, 2001, Raines, Jr. played center field and his father Tim Raines, Sr. played left field, in an Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. They became the second major league father-son duo to play in the same game, matching the feat turned by Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. (with the Seattle Mariners, on August 31, 1990).

Raines signed with the Chicago White Sox on March 7, 2009, to a minor league contract. He then signed with the Kansas City Royals on May 29, 2009, to a minor league contract.

In 2011 Raines played for the Newark Bears of the Can-Am League who were managed by his father Tim.

See also

• List of second generation MLB players

External links

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