David Eckstein
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Eckstein with the San Diego Padres
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Born: January 20, 1975 Sanford, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2001, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
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| October 3, 2010, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .280 | ||
| Home runs | 35 | ||
| Runs batted in | 392 | ||
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David Mark Eckstein (/ˈɛkʃtaɪn/; born January 20, 1975) is a retired American professional baseball player who was an infielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida, and has played professionally for the Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres. Eckstein won the 2006 World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
Eckstein played baseball all four years at Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. He was a two-time all-state selection, and a prominent member of a state championship team. He was also a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Eckstein was voted "Most Helpful" in the Class of 1993.
In addition, Eckstein played American Legion Baseball for Post 53.
At the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, Eckstein was a walk-on player for coach Joe Arnold's Florida Gators baseball team in the fall of 1994; he later earned an athletic scholarship. A standout in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), he was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1995 and 1996, a first-team All-American in 1996, a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection (1995–1997), and the first two-time Academic All-American in Gators baseball history. Eckstein was a member of the 1996 Gators squad that finished third in the College World Series. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2007.
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