Colby Rasmus
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Rasmus with the Houston Astros
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 28 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 11, 1986 Columbus, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 7, 2009, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Hits | 851 | ||
| Home runs | 156 | ||
| Runs batted in | 467 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2007 Tianmu | National team |
Colby Ryan Rasmus (born August 11, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros.
Rasmus played as pitcher and first baseman for Phenix City National Little League during the 1999 Little League World Series. Phenix City won the United States championship game, before losing in the finals to Osaka, Japan, 5–0. Rasmus finished the World Series with a batting average of .417 and a pitching record of 0–1 with 7 strikeouts.
Rasmus attended Russell County High School in Seale, Alabama. As a senior, he batted .484 with 24 home runs, 66 RBIs and 69 runs scored in 39 games. His 24 home runs passed Bo Jackson for second all-time in the state for home runs in a season by a high school player. In a pre-draft workout, Rasmus was clocked at 95 mph (153 km/h) throwing from center field. He also ran 60 yards in 6.7 seconds. Rasmus helped lead Russell County to a national championship in 2005 as they finished the season ranked first in both the National High School Baseball Coaches Association poll and the USA TODAY Super 25 baseball rankings. Rasmus graduated from Russell County High School in 2005.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Rasmus with the 28th pick of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. The pick was sent to the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in compensation for the Red Sox signing Edgar Rentería in free agency. Rasmus received a $1,000,000 signing bonus from the Cardinals.
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