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class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; font-size: 125%"><span class="note">Colby Rasmus</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colby_Rasmus_on_August_25,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Colby_Rasmus_on_August_25%2C_2015.jpg/250px-Colby_Rasmus_on_August_25%2C_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Colby_Rasmus_on_August_25%2C_2015.jpg/500px-Colby_Rasmus_on_August_25%2C_2015.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2601" data-file-height="3129" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Rasmus with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> in 2015</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1986-08-11</span>) </span>August 11, 1986<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 38)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Left</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 7, 2009, for the St. Louis Cardinals</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 1, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.241</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">166</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">491</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rasmuco01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2982374#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 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href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>–<a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2016 Major League Baseball season">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> (<a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2018 Major League Baseball season">2018</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header borderless"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="line-height:1.6em; font-size:105%;"><div style="margin:0 4em;">Medals</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style> <table class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's baseball </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup" title="Baseball World Cup">Baseball World Cup</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Baseball_World_Cup" title="2007 Baseball World Cup">2007 Tianmu</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_baseball_team" title="United States national baseball team">National team</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Colby Ryan Rasmus</b> (born August 11, 1986) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. He has also played for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_baseball_team" title="United States national baseball team">United States national baseball team</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rasmus played as pitcher and first baseman for <a href="/wiki/Phenix_City,_Alabama" title="Phenix City, Alabama">Phenix City</a> National Little League during the <a href="/wiki/1999_Little_League_World_Series" title="1999 Little League World Series">1999 Little League World Series</a>. Phenix City won the United States championship game,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before losing in the finals to <a href="/wiki/Osaka,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka, Japan">Osaka, Japan</a>, 5–0.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus finished the World Series with a batting average of .417 and a pitching record of 0–1 with seven strikeouts. </p><p>Rasmus attended <a href="/wiki/Russell_County_School_District" title="Russell County School District">Russell County High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seale,_Alabama" title="Seale, Alabama">Seale, Alabama</a>. As a senior, he batted .484 with 24 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 69 runs scored in 39 games. His 24 home runs passed <a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">Bo Jackson</a> for second all-time in the state for home runs in a season by a high school player. In a pre-draft workout, Rasmus was clocked at 95 mph (153 km/h) throwing from center field. He also ran 60 yards in 6.7 seconds. Rasmus helped lead Russell County to a national championship in 2005 as they finished the season ranked first in both the National High School Baseball Coaches Association poll and the <i><a href="/wiki/USA_TODAY" class="mw-redirect" title="USA TODAY">USA TODAY</a></i> Super 25 baseball rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus graduated from Russell County High School in 2005. He committed to play <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> at <a href="/wiki/Auburn_University" title="Auburn University">Auburn University</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers" title="Auburn Tigers">Auburn Tigers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_leagues">Minor leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minor leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> selected Rasmus with the 28th pick of the <a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Major League Baseball Draft">2005 Major League Baseball Draft</a>. The pick was sent to the Cardinals from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> in compensation for the Red Sox signing <a href="/wiki/%C3%89dgar_Renter%C3%ADa" title="Édgar Rentería">Édgar Rentería</a> in free agency. Rasmus received a $1,000,000 <a href="/wiki/Signing_bonus" title="Signing bonus">signing bonus</a> from the Cardinals.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colby_Rasmus_(Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities,_2006).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Colby_Rasmus_%28Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities%2C_2006%29.jpg/250px-Colby_Rasmus_%28Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities%2C_2006%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Colby_Rasmus_%28Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities%2C_2006%29.jpg/330px-Colby_Rasmus_%28Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities%2C_2006%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Colby_Rasmus_%28Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities%2C_2006%29.jpg/500px-Colby_Rasmus_%28Swing_of_the_Quad_Cities%2C_2006%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="885" data-file-height="1175" /></a><figcaption>Rasmus batting for the <a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Swing of the Quad Cities</a> in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Rasmus made his professional debut in 2005 with the <a href="/wiki/Johnson_City_Cardinals" title="Johnson City Cardinals">Johnson City Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Rookie-level" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie-level">Rookie-level</a> <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a>. In 62 games, he batted .296 with seven home runs and 27 RBIs. Rasmus began the 2006 season with the <a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Swing of the Quad Cities</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Class A</a> <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>, and ended his 2006 season, his second in professional baseball, on the <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_A-Advanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Advanced">Class A-Advanced</a> <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>. In 131 games between Quad Cities and Palm Beach, he combined for a .288 average, 16 home runs, 26 doubles, with 12 home runs. He won the Player of the Month Award in August.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>For the 2007 season, Rasmus was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_AA" class="mw-redirect" title="Class AA">Class AA</a> <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Drillers" title="Tulsa Drillers">Tulsa Drillers</a> (Double-A) manager, <a href="/wiki/Stu_Cole" title="Stu Cole">Stu Cole</a>, commented on Rasmus' talent: "If there was a five-tool player in the league last year, Rasmus was the one. He brought everything to the table. And defensively he made more plays to save his team runs. If the ball was in the air there was a chance you were going to see something exciting."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 128 games for Springfield, he slashed .275/.381/.551 with 29 home runs, 72 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases. Later, he played in the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a> during winter of 2007 for Team USA. He batted .286 over six games.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Rasmus was a <a href="/wiki/Non-roster_invitee" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-roster invitee">non-roster invitee</a> to the Cardinals in <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> to try and claim a regular spot in the lineup after the Cardinals traded <a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmonds" title="Jim Edmonds">Jim Edmonds</a> on December 15, 2007. On March 17, 2008, the Cardinals assigned Rasmus to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated6_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 90 games for Memphis, he batted .251 with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He missed time during the season due to injury. </p><p>In 2008, Rasmus was selected to play baseball as a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_baseball_team" title="United States national baseball team">United States national baseball team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">Beijing Olympics</a>. He was unable to attend due to injury.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Louis_Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: St. Louis Cardinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29%2C_2011.jpg/250px-Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29%2C_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="327" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29%2C_2011.jpg/330px-Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29%2C_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29%2C_2011.jpg/500px-Colby_Rasmus_on_June_29%2C_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1612" data-file-height="2924" /></a><figcaption>Rasmus with the <a href="/wiki/2011_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2011 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals in 2011</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On January 23, 2009, the Cardinals gave out 20 <a href="/wiki/Non-roster_invitee" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-roster invitee">non-roster invitations</a> (including three <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a>) to spring training, including their top minor-league players Rasmus and <a href="/wiki/Brett_Wallace" title="Brett Wallace">Brett Wallace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus was included in <i>Baseball America</i>'s 2009 Top 100 Prospects list as the No. 3 prospect in MLB.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 3, 2009, Rasmus was named to the opening day roster of the Cardinals. He made his major-league debut on April 7 against <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh</a> at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-boxscore_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxscore-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned his first major league hit in his second career at-bat, on a single to right field off Pittsburgh's <a href="/wiki/Ian_Snell" title="Ian Snell">Ian Snell</a>. On May 2, he hit his first home run vs. the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> while Pujols took a day off.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 19, he had his first four-hit game, in a 10–5 victory against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> in which Pujols scored his 1000th career run.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> On July 1, he hit his first career <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> off <a href="/wiki/Bob_Howry" title="Bob Howry">Bob Howry</a>, giving the Cardinals a 2–1 victory over the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, leading all NL rookies with eight home runs and 29 RBIs. He was the first Cardinals rookie to hit a game-winning home run since <a href="/wiki/Andy_Van_Slyke" title="Andy Van Slyke">Andy Van Slyke</a> in August 1983.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Rasmus hit his first career <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>' <a href="/wiki/Bronson_Arroyo" title="Bronson Arroyo">Bronson Arroyo</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> For the 2009 season, he batted .251/.307/.407<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 16 home runs and 52 RBIs in 147 games. </p><p>Rasmus returned to St. Louis in 2010. On September 5, 2010, it was reported that Rasmus requested a trade from <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_general_managers_and_ownership" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Cardinals general managers and ownership">general manager</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Mozeliak" title="John Mozeliak">John Mozeliak</a> because of a shortage of playing time, and a strained relationship with <a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_managers" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals managers">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a>. Rasmus attempted to downplay the rumor,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Mozeliak indicated he would not trade Rasmus.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus finished his second full season with St. Louis with 23 home runs, 66 RBIs, and a .276 batting average in 144 games. </p><p>In the first half of 2011, with the Cardinals, Rasmus batted .246/.332/.420 with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs in 94 games.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toronto_Blue_Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Toronto Blue Jays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 27, 2011, Rasmus was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> along with <a href="/wiki/P._J._Walters" title="P. J. Walters">P. J. Walters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Tallet" title="Brian Tallet">Brian Tallet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Trever_Miller" title="Trever Miller">Trever Miller</a> for <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Edwin Jackson (baseball)">Edwin Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Octavio_Dotel" title="Octavio Dotel">Octavio Dotel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Rzepczynski" title="Marc Rzepczynski">Marc Rzepczynski</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Corey_Patterson" title="Corey Patterson">Corey Patterson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a Blue Jay, Rasmus finished the season with a .173/.201/.316 triple-slash line along with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 35 games.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His combined batting statistics in 2011 were .225/.298/.391 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs in 129 games.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg/250px-Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg/330px-Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg/500px-Colby_Rasmus_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Rasmus with the <a href="/wiki/2012_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="2012 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays in 2012</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2012, Rasmus and the Blue Jays agreed on a one-year deal worth $2.7 million. In an interleague game against the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> on June 19, Rasmus hit the first of three straight solo home runs by the Blue Jays, followed by <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Encarnaci%C3%B3n" title="Edwin Encarnación">Edwin Encarnación</a>, the first time in the 2012 season that the Jays went back-to-back-to-back with home runs, and the sixth time in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus finished his 2012 campaign batting .223/.289/.400 with 23 home runs and 75 RBIs in 151 games. </p><p>On January 14, 2013, Rasmus signed a one-year contract worth $4.675 million with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus hit a double against his brother, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Rasmus" title="Cory Rasmus">Cory</a>, in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> on May 27, 2013. On July 28, 2013, Rasmus hit a walk-off single against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, leading the Blue Jays to a 2–1 victory. Later that day, he was the subject of an article naming him, along with <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Adam Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Mike Trout</a>, as the best active center fielders in baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 2, 2013, Rasmus was named the Blue Jays Player of the Month for July by the Toronto chapter of the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a>. In July, Rasmus batted .371 with 3 home runs and 17 RBIs, and also recorded an <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">OPS</a> of 1.001.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus went on the <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">disabled list</a> for the first time as a Blue Jay on August 14, with an oblique strain.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was activated from the disabled list on September 13.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first two games back, Rasmus hit two home runs to reach 20 for the season. In doing so, he became the fifth Blue Jay to hit 20 home runs in the 2013 season, and Toronto became the only franchise to have five players reach the 20 home run plateau (Rasmus, Edwin Encarnación, José Bautista, <a href="/wiki/J._P._Arencibia" title="J. P. Arencibia">J. P. Arencibia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Lind" title="Adam Lind">Adam Lind</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rasmus was hit in the face by a ball thrown by <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Gose" title="Anthony Gose">Anthony Gose</a> during warmups prior to the bottom of the first inning in a game against <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston</a> on September 20.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was placed on the disabled list the next day, ending his 2013 season. Rasmus ended his best season as a Blue Jay with a .276 average, 22 home runs, and 66 RBIs in 118 games.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rasmus was announced as the Blue Jays' Wilson Defensive Player of the Year on November 7, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2014, he filed for salary arbitration with Toronto, but came to terms on a one-year, $7 million contract on January 17.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 12, 2014, Rasmus hit his 100th career home run. He was placed on the disabled list on May 15 with a sore hamstring and missed roughly a month of games.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rasmus experienced a decline in his play from that point onward, and, beginning in late August, was demoted to a bench role in favor of Gose, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Pillar" title="Kevin Pillar">Kevin Pillar</a>, and later <a href="/wiki/Dalton_Pompey" title="Dalton Pompey">Dalton Pompey</a>. He received only one start in September and had a total of 13 at-bats, finishing the season batting .225/.287/.448, with 18 home runs and 40 RBIs in 104 games. Eligible for free agency for the first time in his career, it was widely speculated that Rasmus would not seek to re-sign with the Blue Jays, nor would Toronto be interested in retaining him.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Astros">Houston Astros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Houston Astros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 20, 2015, Rasmus signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/2015_Houston_Astros_season" title="2015 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an everyday starter for the Astros, he finished the 2015 season batting .238/.314/.475 with 25 home runs and 61 RBIs in 137 games played.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference.com_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference.com-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">American League Wild Card Game</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2015_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2015 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a>, Rasmus hit a solo home run to score the first run of an eventual 3–0 win that advanced the Astros to the <a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a> (ALDS).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also homered in each of the first two games of the ALDS. In the process, he set an MLB record for having an <a href="/wiki/Extra-base_hit" title="Extra-base hit">extra-base hit</a> in each of his first six career postseason games, dating back to his tenure with the Cardinals.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Astros went on to lose the series and Rasmus finished the playoffs leading his team in nearly every offensive category. He batted 7 for 17 (.412 average) along with four home runs, six RBIs, seven walks, and an OPS of 1.760.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference.com_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference.com-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 12, 2015, Rasmus became the first player in MLB history to accept a qualifying offer, signing a one-year, $15.8 million contract to return to Houston.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the <a href="/wiki/2016_Houston_Astros_season" title="2016 Houston Astros season">2016</a> season, he batted .206/.286/.355 (hitting .226 against righties, but .136 against lefties) with 15 home runs and 54 RBIs in 107 games.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, he had hip and hernia surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated5_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated5-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tampa_Bay_Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tampa Bay Rays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2017, Rasmus agreed to a one-year contract with the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> with a $5 million base salary and up to $2 million in incentives.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 23, he went on the disabled list with left hip soreness.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rays planned to re-activate him on June 30, but he never returned to the lineup.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 13, with the Rays in the middle of a pennant race, Rasmus announced that he had decided to "step away from baseball", and was taking a "leave of absence" from Major League Baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rays released a statement saying that they "fully support Colby's decision..." and would "respect... the privacy of Colby and his family...", offering no further comment. Following this, they placed him on the <a href="/wiki/Restricted_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Restricted list">restricted list</a>, which is not paid; Rasmus thus was not paid $2.2 million.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated5_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated5-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus later said: "Man, it wasn't fulfilling me with all the happiness in the world... Chasing the dream, chasing the money — leaves you kind of empty. So I wanted to go home and just enjoy the time away."<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the season, he played in 32 games in the majors, batting .281/.318/.579 (hitting .291 against righties, but .182 against lefties), while in the minors he hit .087/.154/.261 in 23 at-bats.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baltimore_Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Baltimore Orioles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 21, 2018, Rasmus signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for $3 million if he made the major league roster, plus up to $2 million in incentives, with an invitation to spring training.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus said: "Just felt like I wanted to give it another go."<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was expected to compete for a spot on the team with <a href="/wiki/Alex_Presley" title="Alex Presley">Alex Presley</a>, another left-handed hitting outfielder.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus's contract was purchased by the Orioles on March 29, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was placed on the 10-day <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">disabled list</a> on April 7,<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on June 11.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was activated on June 21 and returned to the starting lineup that night as Baltimore faced <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus hit a solo home run off of Scherzer in his first at-bat back after being activated from the DL.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 3, Rasmus yet again decided to step away from baseball, and was placed on the restricted list.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colby_Rasmus&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rasmus and his wife Megan have five children, and they reside in <a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee" title="Franklin, Tennessee">Franklin, Tennessee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rasmus has three brothers, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Rasmus" title="Cory Rasmus">Cory</a>, Casey, and Cyle. 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Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1978 Major League Baseball draft">1978</a>: <abbr title="Bob Hicks">Hicks</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1979 Major League Baseball draft">1979</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Van_Slyke" title="Andy Van Slyke">Van Slyke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1980 Major League Baseball draft">1980</a>: <abbr title="Don Collins">Collins</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1981 Major League Baseball draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Meacham" title="Bobby Meacham">Meachem</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1982 Major League Baseball draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Worrell" title="Todd Worrell">Worrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1983 Major League Baseball draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lindeman" title="Jim Lindeman">Lindeman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1984 Major League Baseball draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunne_(baseball)" title="Mike Dunne (baseball)">Dunne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1985 Major League Baseball draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Magrane" title="Joe Magrane">Magrane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1986 Major League Baseball draft">1986</a>: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Alicea" title="Luis Alicea">Alicea</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1987 Major League Baseball draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cris_Carpenter" title="Cris Carpenter">Carpenter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1988 Major League Baseball draft">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Ericks" title="John Ericks">Ericks</a>, <abbr title="Brad DuVall">DuVall</abbr>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Jordan" title="Brian Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1989 Major League Baseball draft">1989</a>: <abbr title="Paul Coleman">Coleman</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1990 Major League Baseball draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Osborne" title="Donovan Osborne">Osborne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Holbert" title="Aaron Holbert">Holbert</a>, <abbr title="Paul Ellis">Ellis</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1991 Major League Baseball draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dmitri_Young" title="Dmitri Young">Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allen_Watson" title="Allen Watson">Watson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Barber" title="Brian Barber">Barber</a>, <abbr title="Tom McKinnon">McKinnon</abbr>, <abbr title="Dan Cholowsky">Cholowsky</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1992 Major League Baseball draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sean_Lowe_(baseball)" title="Sean Lowe (baseball)">Lowe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1993 Major League Baseball draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Benes" title="Alan Benes">Benes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1994 Major League Baseball draft">1994</a>: <abbr title="Bret Wagner">Wagner</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1995 Major League Baseball draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Morris_(baseball)" title="Matt Morris (baseball)">Morris</a>, <abbr title="Chris Haas">Haas</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1996 Major League Baseball draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Braden_Looper" title="Braden Looper">Looper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1997 Major League Baseball draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Kennedy" title="Adam Kennedy">A. Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1998 Major League Baseball draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/J._D._Drew" title="J. D. Drew">Drew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Diggins" title="Ben Diggins">Diggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999</a>: <abbr title="Chance Caple">Caple</abbr>, <abbr title="Nick Stocks">Stocks</abbr>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Duncan" title="Chris Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2000 Major League Baseball draft">2000</a>: <abbr title="Shaun Boyd">Boyd</abbr>, <abbr title="Blake Williams">Williams</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2001 Major League Baseball draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Pope" title="Justin Pope">Pope</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2002 Major League Baseball draft">2002</a>: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2003 Major League Baseball draft">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/Daric_Barton" title="Daric Barton">Barton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2004 Major League Baseball draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Lambert_(baseball)" title="Chris Lambert (baseball)">Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2005 Major League Baseball draft">2005</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rasmus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Greene" title="Tyler Greene">Greene</a>, <abbr title="Mark McCormick">McCormick</abbr>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herron" title="Tyler Herron">Herron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2006 Major League Baseball draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Ottavino" title="Adam Ottavino">Ottavino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Perez_(baseball)" title="Chris Perez (baseball)">C. Perez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2007 Major League Baseball draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kozma" title="Pete Kozma">Kozma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Mortensen" title="Clayton Mortensen">Mortensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2008 Major League Baseball draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Wallace" title="Brett Wallace">Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lance_Lynn" title="Lance Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2009 Major League Baseball draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shelby_Miller" title="Shelby Miller">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2010 Major League Baseball draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Cox" title="Zack Cox">Cox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seth_Blair" title="Seth Blair">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrell_Jenkins" title="Tyrell Jenkins">Jenkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2011 Major League Baseball draft">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kolten_Wong" title="Kolten Wong">Wong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2012 Major League Baseball draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Wacha" title="Michael Wacha">Wacha</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Ramsey_(baseball)" title="James Ramsey (baseball)">Ramsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Piscotty" title="Stephen Piscotty">Piscotty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wisdom" title="Patrick Wisdom">Wisdom</a>, <abbr title="Steve Bean">Bean</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2013 Major League Baseball draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marco_Gonzales" title="Marco Gonzales">Gonzales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Kaminsky" title="Rob Kaminsky">Kaminsky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2014 Major League Baseball draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Weaver" title="Luke Weaver">Weaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Flaherty" title="Jack Flaherty">Flaherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2015 Major League Baseball draft">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Plummer" title="Nick Plummer">Plummer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2016 Major League Baseball draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Delvin_P%C3%A9rez" title="Delvin Pérez">D. Pérez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Carlson_(baseball)" title="Dylan Carlson (baseball)">Carlson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Hudson" title="Dakota Hudson">Hudson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2017 Major League Baseball draft">2017</a>: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2018 Major League Baseball draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Gorman" title="Nolan Gorman">Gorman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2019 Major League Baseball draft">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Thompson" title="Zack Thompson">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2020 Major League Baseball draft">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Walker_(baseball)" title="Jordan Walker (baseball)">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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