Eugene Kingsale
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 20, 1976 Solito, Aruba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 1996, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
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| June 8, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .251 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 53 | ||
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| Intercontinental Cup | ||
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2010 Taichung | National team |
Eugene Humphrey "Gene" Kingsale, OON (born August 20, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Detroit Tigers from 1996 until 2003. At six-foot-three, and his weight ranging from 170 to 194 pounds, Kingsale is known as a slick fielding, speedy switch-hitter who throws right-handed, he has played extensively for the Netherlands national team in international competition, including the World Cup of Baseball, the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as the World Baseball Classic tournaments in 2006 and 2009. Since 2008, he has played for perennial champions Neptunus Rotterdam in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, as well as being a key member of the Dutch national team, which played in Beijing Olympics.
Kingsale was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent on June 19, 1993. He made his debut with the Orioles on September 3, 1996. On July 10, 2001, he was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners. On June 14, 2002, he was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres. On November 15, 2002, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Rivera and became the Tigers' opening day center fielder. On September 29, 2003, he was granted free agency and signed with the San Diego Padres on November 9 of that year.
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