Tyler Colvin
| Tyler Colvin | |
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 21 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 5, 1985 Augusta, Georgia |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 21, 2009 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Batting average | .215 |
| Home runs | 26 |
| Runs batted in | 78 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
| Gold | 2007 Tianmu | National team |
Tyler Eugene Colvin (born September 5, 1985 in Augusta, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies. Colvin played college baseball at Clemson University.
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[edit] Professional career
Colvin was drafted by the Chicago Cubs 13th overall in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.
He played in the Florida State League for the Class A-Advanced Daytona Cubs in 2007[1] and 2009.[2]
Colvin was called up to the majors for the first time on September 21, 2009.[3] He started the game and went 1 for 3 with a single and a sacrifice fly.
After a strong spring in 2010, Colvin made the Cubs Opening Day roster.[4] On April 8, 2010 against the Atlanta Braves, Colvin hit his first major league home run.[5] Three nights later Colvin hit his first triple of his major league career against the Washington Nationals.
On December 8, 2011, Colvin was traded along with DJ Lemahieu to the Colorado Rockies for Casey Weathers and Ian Stewart.
[edit] Broken Bat Incident
On September 19, 2010, in a game against the Florida Marlins, Colvin was hit in the chest with a shard from a broken bat when scoring on a double by Welington Castillo. The piece of bat punctured Colvin's lung. Colvin was brought to the hospital and remained in stable condition. He missed the remainder of the 2010 season due to the incident.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "2007 Daytona Cubs" Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 March 2011.
- ^ "2009 Daytona Cubs" Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 March 2011.
- ^ Prospect Colvin to join Cubs in Milwaukee
- ^ Colvin makes Cubs' Opening Day roster
- ^ Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves - Recap - April 08, 2010 - ESPN
- ^ Cubs' Tyler Colvin in Stable Condition, Disappointed Season Is Over
[edit] External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Clemson Tigers bio
