Randall Simon

Simon (left) and Jair Jurrjens on March 11, 2007

First baseman

Born: May 25, 1975 (age 41)
Willemstad, Curaçao

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

September 1, 1997, for the Atlanta Braves

Last MLB appearance

September 30, 2006, for the Philadelphia Phillies

MLB statistics

Batting average

.283

Home runs

Runs batted in

237

Teams

Randall Carlito Simon (born May 25, 1975) is a former professional baseball first baseman. He has played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball , LVBP and one in Nippon Professional Baseball between 1997 and 2006. Simon's debut season came with the Atlanta Braves in 1997, for whom he played until 1999. He also played for the Detroit Tigers (2001–2002), Pittsburgh Pirates (2003, 2004), Chicago Cubs (2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the NPB's Orix Buffaloes (2005), Texas Rangers (2006) Philadelphia Phillies (2006-2007). Upon his release from the Phillies in spring training, Simon played in the Mexican League, for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz and Potros de Tijuana. He also played in the Northern League for the Gary SouthShore RailCats in 2010 and Rockford RiverHawks in 2011.

Simon was born in Willemstad, Curaçao. Before signing with the Pirates, Simon signed with the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees in the 2000 season, but did not play in the majors for either franchise. In 2003, Simon was traded by Pittsburgh to the Chicago Cubs, where he had a productive postseason, helping the Cubs to the 2003 National League Championship Series. After the season, Simon was released by Chicago.

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