Scott Rolen

Scott Rolen
Rolen with the Cincinnati Reds
Third baseman
Born: (1975-04-04) April 4, 1975 (age 41) Evansville, Indiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 1996, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2012, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.281
Hits	2,077
Home runs	316
Runs batted in	1,287
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1996–2002) St. Louis Cardinals (2002–2007) Toronto Blue Jays (2008–2009) Cincinnati Reds (2009–2012)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (2002–2006, 2010, 2011) World Series champion (2006) NL Rookie of the Year (1997) 8× Gold Glove Award (1998, 2000–2004, 2006, 2010) Silver Slugger Award (2002)

Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds. He was an eight-time Gold Glove winner and seven-time All-Star.

Rolen attended Jasper High School in Jasper, Indiana. During his senior year at Jasper in 1993, he was named Indiana Mr. Baseball, played tennis and was the runner-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball. Rolen committed to play college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs over competing offers from programs such as Oklahoma State. However, when Rolen was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1993 MLB Draft, the club increased their bonus offer in order to successfully woo him away from basketball.

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft, Rolen reached the majors in 1996. In the next season, he was named National League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Phillie since Dick Allen in 1964 to win the award. In 1998 he won his first of eight Gold Glove awards. Only Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson (16) and Mike Schmidt (10) have more at third base. Rolen was supposed to be one of the key pieces in the Phillies revival. However, claiming that management was not trying hard enough to win, Rolen demanded a trade. On July 29, 2002, Philadelphia traded Rolen and Doug Nickle to the St. Louis Cardinals for Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, and Bud Smith. Later that year, he received an eight-year deal worth $90 million. Rolen was represented in negotiations by ACES Inc.