Antoan Richardson | |||
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![]() Richardson batting for the New York Yankees in 2014
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Nassau, Bahamas |
October 8, 1983 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 4, 2011, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
Last appearance | |||
September 28, 2014, for the New York Yankees | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .350 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 1 | ||
Stolen bases | 6 | ||
Teams | |||
Antoan Edward Richardson (born October 8, 1983) is a Bahamian retired professional baseball player. Richardson was an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.
Richardson attended American Heritage High School, Palm Beach Community College, and Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team. He was drafted in the 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005 Major League Baseball Drafts. The San Francisco Giants signed him after they took him in the 2005 Draft, and he played in the Giants organization until they released him in 2009. He then signed with the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League. In May 2010, he signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.
Richardson was called up to the majors for the first time on September 4, 2011, and recorded his first career hit, a single to right field, off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw in his first career Major League at-bat.