born january american professional baseball manager affiliate spent seasons player major_league_baseball mlb playing detroit_tigers san_diego_padres texas_rangers chicago cubs attended played college baseball state team led championship game college world series named outstanding player won golden spikes award chosen overall pick major_league_baseball draft went play mlb seven teams seasons selected appear retiring stayed involved baseball briefly went broadcasting managed season managed class class aaa mud tigers organization joining organization managing aces playing career amateur career attended california graduating selected los_angeles_dodgers round major_league_baseball draft overall selection decided attend turning offer included signing bonus sport star played american football baseball state competing ncaa division state football team named american freshman year connected successfully field goal attempts finished year field goal percentage longest field goal season yards junior year averaged yards punt state baseball team batted runs batted rbi freshman won conference championship reached college world series year lost games eliminated batted sophomore season junior batted home runs rbi winning collegiate baseball named year credited past experience allowing remain calm seasons average home runs rbi led finals lost waves baseball team represented despite loss voted outstanding player batted home runs rbi won golden spikes award given best amateur player nation draft houston chose overall pick major_league_baseball draft scout evaluated extensively prior draft convinced anchor winning team lobbied team management select quit protest decision instead believed insist salary bonus million college scholarship professional contract signing bonuses given best player draft increasing rapidly regarded time pick mlb draft signed million mlb draft pick signed million insisting college unable sign round draft pick insisted bonus sixth overall selection consequently passed draft general manager said team believed close major league level require little development minor league baseball evidence pointed training wooden bats professional baseball effort prepare transition metal bats believed solid power hitter strong work ethic intend seek signing bonus approaching received taylor decided employ baseman wanting draw contract negotiations signed houston june receiving bonus international career tried united_states national baseball team summer play year goodwill games prepare tournaments team played series japan game cuba played second base games batting team released goodwill games cut players meet roster maximum considered tried summer olympics barcelona team embarked game tour city exhibition game schedule united_states leaving spain team served starting baseman tournament olympic coach called excellent player student game united_states finished fourth teams olympics professional career prospect years traveled end season team roster season season ranked 30th best prospect baseball considered sending class start professional career team considered promoting directly major leagues minor leagues entirely spring training batted showed good power hitting weighed bringing houston opening day sought add right handed batter complement left handed power team vulnerable left handed pitching year year contract play starting baseman play defensively assigned class aaa level major leagues professional debut asked manager play left fielder allow promote sooner play different positions veteran baseman served mentor helping significant attention pressure perform started season batting average batted scoring position rbi july starts left field committing error concerned apply level intensity clutch situations cases score close intensity got best june game man seated row nearly attempted jump stands confront fan restrained teammates fan arrested played base left field batted season home runs rbi base percentage slugging percentage baseball america rated 24th best prospect season returned year posting batting average home runs rbi played base major league debut delayed defense errors seasons mlb work traded san_diego_padres season longer blocking path major leagues hoped named starting baseman invite spring training attributed refusal work replacement players work wanting seen minor league players felt play mlb resolution strike felt pressure avoid playing replacement players career minor happy taste major leagues prospects including refused play replacement players general manager issued ultimatum saying refused play team exhibition game sent camp notice held breach contract start season started base opening day planned use base batting average improved posted contributing seven home runs rbi promoted june major league debut day later played games season struggled batting home runs rbi bats learned july colorado cursed watson manager watson called apology said use incident learning experience controlling temper acquired pitcher detroit_tigers player named later august identified player days later played class tigers converted catcher recovering earlier struggles season tigers traded catcher collins manager minor league player injury starting catcher collins gave opportunity compete starting job known volatile temper tore jersey arguing balls strike calls home plate umpire game season angels traded minor league player san_diego_padres late career break appearing games time season best offensive years career hit home runs base plus slugging season named team hit home runs rbi led major league errors lowest fielding percentage major league injuries final seasons played base considered strongest defensive position injuries shortened seasons missed time strained left elbow games returning elbow injury broke arm diving ground ball causing miss weeks fan september game gave fan finger apologized suffered shoulder spring training making diving catch surgery left shoulder returned june acquired replace white went season left field filled base rookie played base favorite position offered utility role alternating white right field rbi time career underwent surgery repair torn right knee july frustrated dimensions park hit double game believed home run reached second base pointed general manager suite threw helmet resulting argument towers said love hate relationship nights san_diego_padres management informed replace starting baseman rejected trade baltimore_orioles july exercised clause contract gave right block transactions send franchises instead traded july day non trade deadline texas_rangers salary rangers wanted dump thirteen games rangers team posted record batted season batting average known line rangers september giving starts prospect baseman team eliminated playoff contention game lineup september average dropped refuted opinions losing bat speed year remaining contract worth million manager said despite end season starting designated hitter season despite hopes help renowned hitting coach hitter friendly increase offensive production continued struggle batted home runs rbi games rangers promoted rookie began receive playing time hits bats rangers home runs chicago_cubs sought slugging baseman replace injured rangers traded chicago rangers received second baseman outfielder return rangers agreed pay difference players salaries august deadline trades players cleared cubs traded twins cash player named later room twins outfielder placed day disabled list twins stopped worrying statistics enjoyed playing pennant race appeared mlb postseason time career twins twins swept games appeared games batting post playing career unsigned beginning following season announced retirement season career batting average home runs rbi games retiring joined pre game radio joined espn analyst college baseball college world series seasons removed playing career decided return baseball manager december named manager independent finished record fourth team planned return chance meeting baseball winter meetings led hiring manager class minor league affiliate detroit_tigers replaced previous manager promoted tigers major league base coach managed season november named manager tigers class aaa minor league affiliate considered potential future mlb manager described managing mud like having big league manager class aaa august fired team final home game season record manager team finished higher international_league west division manager class aaa affiliate season season guided aces best record eventual berth season interviewed open managerial position remained manager season returned manager personal life daughter born freshman year longer relationship mother met wife couple children separated late 1990s couple reconciled son tyler drafted 38th pick mlb draft lives neighborhood california san_diego sporting figures including neighborhood suffered significant damage october california hosted baseball camp children aged
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