Aaron Rowand
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Rowand with the San Francisco Giants
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| Center fielder | |||
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Born: August 29, 1977 Portland, Oregon |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 16, 2001, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
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| August 30, 2011, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .273 | ||
| Home runs | 136 | ||
| Runs batted in | 536 | ||
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Aaron Ryan Rowand (born August 29, 1977) is an American former professional baseball center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants.
When Rowand was about 10 years old, he frequently played slow-pitch softball in an adult league with his dad, Bob. He attended Glendora High School in California and graduated in 1995. Drafted by the New York Mets, he elected to go to college instead.
He attended California State University, Fullerton from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, Rowand earned All-America honors before being selected by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (35th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. During his senior season, Rowand had 27 doubles.
On June 15, 2001, Rowand was called up to the Chicago White Sox for the first time. He made his major league debut for them the next day, on June 16, as a pinch hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals. He finished his rookie season fourth among American League rookies in batting average at .293. He collected his first major league hit on June 19, 2001, against Kansas City Royals' pitcher Tony Cogan.
Rowand suffered a broken left shoulder blade and rib in a dirt bike accident in the 2002 off season and spent part of spring training recovering. In 2003, Rowand was sent down to the minor leagues after hitting .133 in his first 60 games, but after spending 32 games in the minors, he returned to hit in the Major Leagues, hitting .387 after his return.
2004 was his 1st season with close to 500 at bats and Rowand established himself as a regular starter for the first time in his career. Rowand showed patience at the plate and posted his second highest career on-base percentage at .361.
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