Joe Borchard
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Borchard with the Florida Marlins
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: November 25, 1978 Panorama City, Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 2002, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
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| August 5, 2007, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .205 | ||
| Home runs | 26 | ||
| Runs batted in | 77 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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2001 Taipei | National team |
Joseph Edward Borchard (born November 25, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He last played in the major leagues in 2007. Borchard was the 12th pick of the first round in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft out of Stanford University by the Chicago White Sox. In high school, he won a division III state football championship at Adolfo Camarillo High School as the starting quarterback. He also played quarterback for Stanford and took a $5.3 million signing bonus to play for the White Sox. The signing bonus was the highest ever given to a player for a minor league contract until Justin Upton received $6.1 million to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005. Drafted for his blend of talent and baseball intellect.
Borchard posted extremely impressive numbers while at Stanford University, both as an outfielder and a quarterback.
In 1998 Borchard was the Cardinal backup quarterback behind Todd Husak and played in seven games in which he tallied 317 yards and three touchdowns. In 1999 Borchard completed 42-of-71 passes for 747 yards and seven touchdowns and led the Pac-10 with a 177.3 pass efficiency rating, but did not have enough attempts to qualify for the national statistics. He made national headlines after his performance against UCLA in a relief role after Husak left the game with bruised ribs early in the second quarter. Borchard came on and threw for 324 yards and five touchdowns and was named USA Today's National Player of the Week for his effort. The five TD passes in a game tied Borchard with several others for the second most in school history. The following week, with Husak sidelined, Borchard made his starting debut against San Jose State and threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for one score.
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