#47 : shane spencer | lf

2000 highlights:
made his second straight opening-day roster and first career opening-day start on 4/3 at anaheim, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run (#1) in the 3-2 victory. with the yankees hit .282 (248ab, 33r, 70h, 9hr, 40rbi, 19bb, 45k) in 73 games. recorded his fiest career stolen base on 4/23 vs. toronto. recorded his first career triple on 5/3 at cleveland. left game on 5/20 at cleveland in the forth inning with stiffness in his left hamstring...missed two games (5/21 and 5/23). had a career-high eight-game hitting streak from 5/13-5/27. tied his career high of 4rbi in a game on 4/15, 6/19 and 6/24 (now done six times). made 68 starts (33dh 31lf 3rf). finished season with 19 multi-hit games (15 two-hit/four three-hit). was placed on the 60-day disabled list on 7/12 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while fielding a double in a 2-0 loss on 7/9 at new york (mets).

personal:
was signed by tim schmidt...graduated from granite hills h.s. (ca).