Trevor Plouffe
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Plouffe with the Minnesota Twins
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| Oakland Athletics – No. 3 | |||
| Third baseman / First baseman | |||
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Born: June 15, 1986 West Hills, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 21, 2010, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 96 | ||
| Runs batted in | 357 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2009 Nettuno | National team |
Trevor Patrick Plouffe (PLOOF; born June 15, 1986) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Minnesota Twins. After beginning his MLB career as a shortstop for the Twins in 2010, Plouffe has appeared at every position except for pitcher, catcher, and center field.
Born in West Hills, California, Plouffe attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California, the alma matter of former major leaguers, Jeff Suppan and Rick Dempsey. At Crespi High, Plouffe was named a 2004 Collegiate Baseball News High School All-American as a senior. As a star shortstop and right-handed pitcher, Plouffe led Crespi to their first section baseball championship in 2003 as a junior and also held a 3.8 GPA.
Plouffe was drafted by the Minnesota Twins out of high school as a shortstop with the 20th overall pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, and turned down a scholarship to the University of Southern California to play major league baseball. After signing for $1.5 million, Plouffe spent the 2004 season with the Rookie-level Elizabethton Twins. He batted .283 and was named the league's sixth best prospect by Baseball America. Plouffe spent 2005 with the Midwest League's Beloit Snappers, where he was again recognized as one of the league's top prospects, this time ranking 12th overall.
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