Julio Borbon
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Borbón with the Texas Rangers
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| Acereros de Monclova – No. 20 | |||
| Center fielder | |||
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Born: February 20, 1986 Starkville, Mississippi |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 29, 2009, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .273 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 76 | ||
| Stolen bases | 47 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| World University Championship | ||
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2006 Havana | Team |
Julio Alberto Borbón (born February 20, 1986) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.
Borbón attended the University of Tennessee. In 2005, Borbón helped the Volunteers reach the College World Series and was third on the team with a .350 batting average. His teammates that year included current major leaguers Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres and Luke Hochevar of the Kansas City Royals. Borbon led the Volunteers with a .366 batting average and 19 stolen bases in 2006 and in 2007, his final season, had a .345 batting average.
Entering the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, Borbón was ranked the 19th-best overall prospect by Baseball America. In the draft, he was taken in the supplemental round by the Texas Rangers as the 35th overall pick.
On August 16, 2007, Borbón signed a four-year major league contract worth $1.3 million, with a $800,000 signing bonus. Because he was signed to a major league contract, Borbón was placed on the Rangers 40-man roster and was optioned to Single-A Spokane. At Spokane, he played in 7 games and had a .172 batting average. He was then sent to play rookie ball for the Surprise Rangers and played two games for them.
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