Shawn Wooten
| Shawn Wooten | |||
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| First baseman / Catcher | |||
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Born: July 24, 1972 Glendora, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 19, 2000, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 26, 2005, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .272 | ||
| Home runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 86 | ||
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William Shawn Wooten (born July 24, 1972 in Glendora, California) is a retired professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03), Philadelphia Phillies (2004), and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed. He is currently the hitting coach for the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Pacific Coast League.
A utility player who played first base, catcher, and third base, Wooten compiled a .272 batting average with 18 home runs and 86 RBI in 266 games played in his major league career. A member of the Angels' 2002 World Series championship team, he was a late bloomer, not making the majors until age 28. After that, while he played well in limited playing time, his career was derailed by a pair of injuries.
Wooten was originally drafted and signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1993 as a third baseman. He played a little over two years in the Tigers organization, but was released in midseason in 1995 after batting .129 in 20 games with Double-A Jacksonville. He signed with the independent Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs of the Prairie League, where he hit .373 over the second half of 1995. After playing for Moose Jaw again in 1996, he was signed by the Anaheim Angels for the 1997 season.
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