Steven Tolleson
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Tolleson with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Free agent | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: November 1, 1983 Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 28, 2010, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .245 | ||
| Hits | 81 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 29 | ||
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Steven Wayne Tolleson (born November 1, 1983) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He is the son of former major leaguer Wayne Tolleson.
Tolleson had a career .425 batting average and 18 home runs at Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina. He also played for the University of South Carolina.
He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of South Carolina.
Tolleson batted .321 for the rookie Appalachian League Elizabethton Twins his first professional season to earn a promotion to the Beloit Snappers midway through the season. The Midwest League, however, proved to be too much for Tolleson as his batting average fell to .176. A year later, Tolleson redeemed himself, earning a Midwest League All-Star nod.
He was added to the Twins' 40-man roster on November 11, 2008.
In 2009, with the New Britain Rock Cats and Rochester Red Wings, Tolleson played all three outfield positions, second, short and third.
On Feb 1, 2010, Tolleson was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics. He made his big league debut with the A's on April 28 against the Toronto Blue Jays. Two days later, he picked up his first major league hit against Josh Roenicke of Toronto.
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