Brent Abernathy
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| Second baseman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: September 23, 1977 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| June 25, 2001, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| September 29, 2005, for the Minnesota Twins | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .244 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Brent Abernathy (born September 23, 1977) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2003 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Kansas City Royals, and again in 2005 for the Minnesota Twins.
Career
[edit]He attended high school at The Lovett School, where he played on the school's baseball team. He was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1995.[1] Abernathy was named to the All-America First Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings.[2]
Abernathy was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2000, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for pitchers Steve Trachsel and Mark Guthrie. He played for the gold medal-winning United States team in the 2000 Olympics, and went on to make his debut in the majors with Tampa Bay and later played with the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. He has not been in the majors since 2005.
Abernathy was one of two Tampa Bay Devil Rays players to reach base against the Boston Red Sox on April 27, 2002, on a walk, but then was thrown out at second after Russ Johnson hit into a fielder's choice. Abernathy's plate appearance broke up Derek Lowe's bid for a perfect game. Lowe did finish the game, however, with a no-hitter.
On April 7, 2008, Abernathy signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. His last season in professional baseball was 2009, when he played with the Camden Riversharks.
References
[edit]- ^ "Panel names Ralph, Abernathy winners of Dial award". Daily Herald. December 7, 1995. p. 9.
- ^ "1996 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Teams". abca.prestosports.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players from Atlanta
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Camden Riversharks players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Durham Bulls players
- Hagerstown Suns players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Long Island Ducks players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Minnesota Twins players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in baseball
- Omaha Royals players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Lovett School alumni