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#18 scott david brosius | 3b
2000 highlights:
hit .230 with 16hr and 64rbi in 135 games (133 starts at third base)...made
fifth career opening day start, third straight as a yankee...was scratched
from the line-up on 4/4 at anaheim with a bruised rib cage suffered in
batting practiceand was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/5 (retroactive
to 4/4)...made two rehab starts with class-a tampa before being activated,
going 1-for-4 with 1bb...was activated from 15 day disabled list before
4/25 loss vs. mimmesota and started at 3b...missed 18 games...equaled
career high with 4 hits (sixth time) in 4/30 win vs. toronto...drove in
game-tying run with 9th inning single and was 1-for-3 with 1r, 1rbi, and
1bb in 5/3 win at cleveland...hit 8th inning grand slam (#1) and was 2-for-4
with a season high 5rbi and 1bb in 5/7 loss vs. baltimore...was his second
career grand slam and first since 7/16/94 with oakland vs. boston (off
aaron sele)...tied his career high with 4 hits (seventh time) in 6/6 win
at montreal...tied his career high (fifth time) and established a season-high
9 game hitting streak from 6/14-22...hit .371 (13 for 35) with 3hr and
9rbi during streak...on 7/6 vs. baltimore, tied a major league record
for most double-plays started by a third baseman with four (record shared
with 4 others)...did not play in final 2 games at minnesota because of
stiffness in lower right calf...hit game-winning solo hr (#10) in the
8th inning in 8/1 win vs. kansas city...ties a career high with 4 hits
in 8/9 win vs. oakland...on 8/27 win at oakland made first appearance
in lf--in 8th inning switch--since 9/27/97 (with oakland) vs. seattle...hit
3rd grand slam of career and 2nd of season on 9/5 at kc.
personal:
starred in football, basketball and baseball at rex putnam high school
(milwaukie, oregon)...after graduating from high school in 1984, he attended
linfield college in mcminnville, oregon for three years...signed by grady
fuson...had never seen a major-league game until his first spring training
with the a\s organization in 1988.
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