Justin Ruggiano | |||
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Ruggiano with the New York Mets in 2016
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San Francisco Giants – No. 39 | |||
Outfielder | |||
Born: Austin, Texas |
April 12, 1982 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 19, 2007, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .258 | ||
Home runs | 51 | ||
Runs batted in | 159 | ||
Teams | |||
Medal record | ||
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Men’s baseball | ||
Representing United States | ||
Baseball World Cup | ||
2007 Tianmu | National team |
Justin Marshall Ruggiano (born April 12, 1982) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, and New York Mets.
Ruggiano attended Texas A&M University, where he played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ruggiano in the 25th round of the 2004 MLB Draft. The Dodgers sent Ruggiano to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006, with Dioner Navarro and Jae Weong Seo for Toby Hall, Mark Hendrickson and cash.
Ruggiano made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2007. On October 19, 2007, Ruggiano was added to the roster of the United States national baseball team to play in the 2007 Baseball World Cup.