Shelley Duncan | |||
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Duncan with the Tampa Bay Rays
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Left fielder / Designated hitter / First baseman | |||
Born: Tucson, Arizona |
September 29, 1979 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 20, 2007, for the New York Yankees | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
April 27, 2013, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .226 | ||
Home runs | 43 | ||
Runs batted in | 144 | ||
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David Shelley Duncan (born September 29, 1979) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a left fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman. Duncan played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Tampa Bay Rays. He is currently the manager of the Visalia Rawhide, a minor-league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Duncan is the oldest son of Dave Duncan, a MLB catcher and pitching coach. His younger brother, Chris, was also a MLB first baseman and outfielder.
Shelley graduated from Canyon del Oro High School, located in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, in 1998. While there he was a teammate of current All Star second baseman Ian Kinsler. He played on the school's 1997 baseball team that went on to capture the 5A State Championship title.
In 1999 he was a Freshman First Team All-American outfielder while attending the University of Arizona. In 2001, he was named First Team College All-American outfielder and Pacific-10 Conference All-Star. He was selected by the Yankees in the second round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft, 62nd overall.
Duncan's slugging percentage was .410 with the Staten Island Yankees in 2001. He played outfield for the Greensboro Bats in 2002, where he had a .375 on-base percentage and 10 assists from the outfield in 69 games.