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Whit Merrifield
Kansas City Royals
Outfielder / Second baseman
Born: (1989-01-24) January 24, 1989 (age 35)
Advance, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Whitley David Merrifield (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder and second baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Career

Merrifield played college baseball at South Carolina University from 2008 to 2010. In the second game of the 2010 College World Series, Merrifield hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give South Carolina the championship.[1][2] In his three years at South Carolina, he played in 195 games and hit .329/.389/.489 with 27 home runs.

Merrifield was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He signed with the Royals and made his professional debut that season with the Burlington Bees.[4][5][6] In 47 games he hit .253/.317/.409 and five home runs. In 2011 Merrifield played for the Wilmington Blue Rocks and started 2012 back with Wilmington. During the season he was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and also spent 2013 there. Merrifield returned to Northwest Arkansas to start 2014 and was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers during the season.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Merrifield, former CWS hero, is back in Omaha". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Four years after delivering a CWS title to South Carolina, Merrifield's a hit with Chasers". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Whit Merrifield Selected By Kansas City Royals In Ninth Round Of 2010 MLB Draft University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Brad Senkiw. "Merrifield ready to start new chapter". AIM. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Merrifield signs with Kansas City". heraldonline. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "USC's Merrifield to sign with Kansas City on Monday". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Merrifield's focus keeps him 'locked in'". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  8. ^ "Whit Merrifield is lighting up Class AAA pitching". kansascity. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

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