Eric Byrnes

Byrnes with the Arizona Diamondbacks

Outfielder

Born: February 16, 1976 (age 40)
Redwood City, California

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

August 22, 2000, for the Oakland Athletics

Last MLB appearance

May 2, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners

MLB statistics

Batting average

.258

Home runs

109

Runs batted in

396

Teams

Eric James Byrnes (born February 16, 1976), is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has played for the Oakland Athletics, the Colorado Rockies, the Baltimore Orioles, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Seattle Mariners. He retired after his stint with the Mariners, and he now is an analyst for MLB Network and radio host on KNBR .

Byrnes was considered a player who relied on his speed and hustle. He could hit for power, but tended to be a "free-swinger" and went through hitting droughts. He was ranked in the top-three for best defensive left fielders in John Dewan's publication, Fielding Bible.

Byrnes's high school career was spent in the Western Catholic Athletic League, where he played for St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He regularly competed in Baseball and Football against Serra High School's Tom Brady, and Bellarmine College Prep's Pat Burrell. After graduating in 1994, he was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers but elected to go to college at the University of California at Los Angeles.

At UCLA (1995–98), Byrnes hit second in the batting order and played right field in a lineup that featured future major-league stars Troy Glaus (1995–97) and Garrett Atkins (1998). He was again selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, this time by the Houston Astros after his junior season, but again elected to stay in school. He finished his career at UCLA as one of the most successful hitters in Pac-10 history with a .331 career average and 75 doubles, a conference record. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.

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