born january american professional baseball center fielder stands feet inches tall weighs pounds switch hitter played major_league_baseball mlb detroit_tigers texas_rangers new_york_mets san_francisco_giants born new_jersey grew puerto_rico returning united_states attend track star begin playing baseball later drafted detroit_tigers fourth round major_league_baseball draft played minor leagues major league debut got chance everyday center fielder tigers games chose replace played games minors released request resurfaced texas_rangers appeared games spent years minor leagues returned majors reserve outfielder san_francisco_giants everyday center fielder hitter winning mac award helping team win world series season battled injuries lost playing time september traded new_york_mets spent season starting center field stretch signing giants platoon split suffering season ending injury august going unsigned begin signed minor league deal boston_red_sox june opted contract late july getting called early life born new_jersey moved puerto_rico family year old played little baseball child puerto_rico professional baseball player attended track field star running meters seconds florida drafted 23rd round chose sign drafted detroit_tigers fourth round major_league_baseball draft time signed career detroit_tigers failed bat higher years minors steal bases playing single advanced posted arguably best minor league season career batted leading league stolen bases season promoted double jacksonville short period time struggled jacksonville batting detroit switched double affiliate spent season limited games shoulder surgery batted hits stolen bases considered detroit hitter future according began season triple mud international_league soon called detroit_tigers april major league debut day hit triple loss cleveland_indians batted sent april hits bats series games batted tying league lead stolen bases tying fourth league triples finishing fourth league runs scored tigers initially chose september expanded rejoin september following injuries games bats tigers batted hits runs batted rbi stolen bases season failed tigers spring training split season detroit called april play bat tigers batted games tigers traded replace sent room recalled june reserve outfielder designated assignment stint tried improve hitting batting exclusively right handed saying feel better right batted games stint sent august room return disabled list recalled final time september september hit home run solo shot loss games bats tigers batted hits home run stolen bases despite playing games finished fifth international_league stolen bases initially sent minors begin recalled april playing game broke leg appeared games didn plate appearance tigers attempted outright minors instead going minors requested release granted free agency april chicago_white_sox organization days getting released tigers signed chicago_white_sox spent rest season international_league outside game rehab stint batting hits games tying eighth league stolen bases season filed free agency texas_rangers november signed texas_rangers started triple oklahoma played games right shoulder getting called rangers went disabled list rangers designated assignment june june batted games suffered right abdominal strain week later ended season organization signed december spent entire season triple international_league batting games tying second league triples tied free agent season detroit_tigers organization unsigned february called detroit_tigers asked job tigers signed march assigned assigned named week april batted batted stolen bases games promoted triples led despite fact appeared games batted games caught stealing bases times stole successfully games managed tie second league triples tied following year filed free agency chicago cubs organization november signed chicago_cubs engaged private hitting instructor named help began trying model swing instead merely trying ball ground run base spent entire season batting games home runs finished fifth league runs scored tied second league triples tied trent led league stolen bases cubs sign filed free agency following season san_francisco_giants stint signed san_francisco_giants january strong spring training named giants opening day roster reserve outfielder minor league rehab assignment spent entire year majors placed disabled list april strained left rehab assignment activated june hit 48th splash hit home run park loss anaheim placed disabled list july injury suffered earlier year september september hit home runs loss los_angeles_dodgers finished year career high batting average tied eighth national_league triples despite playing games began season backup outfielder april replaced filling injured aaron giants center fielder playing games return return returned reserve role starting outfielder rest season hurt wrist game ending rbi single 10th inning giants victory arizona midseason replaced giants everyday center fielder hitter giants blew lead florida july game ending single 10th inning giants win giants blew lead august game ending rbi single ninth inning giants victory chicago_cubs morning september severe stomach pain diagnosed underwent day returned lineup roughly weeks later october announced won said receiving award best honor teammates blessed happy thank god putting guys treating like family games bats hit runs scored hits home runs rbi ranked fourth doubles ranked seventh triples finished year having led giants stolen bases batted seven playoff games batting games world series texas_rangers extra base hits tying giants playoff record consecutive games extra base hit home run game world series giants lost game game doubled twice driving run scoring giants won stolen bases caught postseason won world series ring giants defeated rangers games win world series injuring left april spent time disabled list april hit career grand slam victory days later scored runs victory july hits scored runs drove runs stole base slammed wall making nice catch rob rbi double victory san_diego_padres went disabled list second time august august bruised right leg batted beginning september lost bit playing time remainder year games bats hit hits doubles home runs rbi led giants stolen bases new_york_mets december giants traded new_york_mets settled case arbitration january earning million season opening day april injured left previously hurt spring training spent april disabled list activated april receive starts center field began platoon filled disabled list continued july returned minor leagues enabling time starter rest season endured career worst streak finally snapped hit august loss games bats hit hits doubles seven triples home runs rbi stolen bases attempts right handed hitter batted joined players history games season triple home run following season filed free agency san_francisco_giants second stint december agreed year non contract return san_francisco_giants began left field game winning rbi single 10th inning victory philadelphia_phillies june batted doubles rbi games game tying rbi double eventual inning win colorado july began center field called season came end august placed disabled list left strain injury acknowledged prevented hitting power games bats hit hits home runs rbi managing stolen bases fared better right plate batting opposed batting left handed season filed free agency boston_red_sox organization june signed minor league deal boston_red_sox played games short season new_york games batted july opted contract boston_red_sox exercising clause contract personal life married couple son diego born june diagnosed attention deficit disorder begin taking medication treat medication helpful currently spokesperson plan films produced feature length documentary titled discussing film directed screening movie shown movie released
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