Michael Cuddyer

Michael Cuddyer
Cuddyer with the Minnesota Twins in 2007 spring training
Right fielder
Born: (1979-03-27) March 27, 1979 (age 38) Norfolk, Virginia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 2001, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2015, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.277
Home runs	197
Runs batted in	794
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2001–2011) Colorado Rockies (2012–2014) New York Mets (2015)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2011, 2013) Silver Slugger Award (2013) NL batting champion (2013) Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame

Michael Brent Cuddyer (/kəˈdaɪər/; born March 27, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed. Cuddyer was a two-time MLB All-Star, and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2013, when he led the National League in batting average. Cuddyer announced his retirement after the 2015 season.

Cuddyer was born in Norfolk, Virginia and is a 1997 graduate of Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was a standout athlete in baseball, basketball, and football as well as student body president and National Honor Society member. Cuddyer was named Virginia's Player of the Year and Gatorade National baseball Player of the Year in 1997. He was also a member of USA Today's All-Star and the USA Junior National teams in 1997.

During his high school career, he played American Legion Baseball and was named the 2014 American Legion Graduate of the Year.