Marc Krauss
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Krauss with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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| Long Island Ducks – No. 34 | |||
| First baseman / Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 5, 1987 Deshler, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 21, 2013, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .188 | ||
| Home runs | 12 | ||
| Runs batted in | 42 | ||
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Marc S. Krauss (born October 5, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Tampa Bay Rays, and Detroit Tigers.
Krauss played college baseball at Ohio University, where he was named an All-American. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009, and was later traded to the Houston Astros in 2012. Krauss made his major league debut with the Astros in 2013.
Krauss attended Patrick Henry High School in Hamler, Ohio, where he played baseball, American football, and basketball. A wide receiver for the school's football team, he was named All-Ohio three times. He was also named All-Ohio as a catcher for the baseball team.
Despite receiving scholarship offers to play football for the University of Toledo and Bowling Green University, Krauss decided to pursue baseball. Krauss attended Ohio University, where he played college baseball for the Ohio Bobcats baseball team. In 2007, Krauss was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman of the Year. 2009, he was named an All-American and MAC Player of the Year. He set Bobcat records for home runs and slugging percentage.
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