Michael Bourn

Michael Bourn
Bourn with the Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles – No. 1
Center fielder
Born: (1982-12-27) December 27, 1982 (age 34) Houston, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 2006, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.266
Hits	1,272
Home runs	36
Runs batted in	361
Stolen bases	341
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2006–2007) Houston Astros (2008–2011) Atlanta Braves (2011–2012) Cleveland Indians (2013–2015) Atlanta Braves (2015) Arizona Diamondbacks (2016) Baltimore Orioles (2016)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2010, 2012) 2× Gold Glove Award (2009, 2010) 3× NL stolen base leader (2009–2011)

Michael Ray Bourn (born December 27, 1982) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks and Orioles. He has also been a member of the United States national baseball team.

Bourn was raised in Houston, Texas, where he attended Nimitz High School and the University of Houston, playing baseball. He was named to the NL All-Star team in both 2010 and 2012 and won consecutive Gold Glove Awards in 2009 and 2010. Bourn also led the MLB in stolen bases in 2011, and led the National League in stolen bases from 2009–2011. He is currently 118th place on the all-time Major League Baseball stolen base list with 341.

Michael Ray Bourn was born in Houston, Texas on December 27, 1982, the first of two sons to parents Carrie and Raymond. As a child, Michael played three sports, baseball, basketball and football. His Little League team was coached by his father. Teammates included Carl Crawford. At the age of 10, his father had him facing 85-mile-per-hour (137 km/h) pitching in a batting cage.