Jason LaRue
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| Kansas City Royals — No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| June 15, 1999 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Batting average | .239 |
| Home runs | 84 |
| RBIs | 303 |
| Teams | |
Michael Jason LaRue is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals. LaRue agreed to a two-year, $9.1 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds on December 20, 2005. On November 20, 2006, LaRue was traded to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named.
LaRue debuted with Cincinnati on June 15, 1999 and has been the starting catcher since 2001. 2005 was his best overall season with 14 HR, 60 RBI and .260 batting average.
On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, LaRue was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. He was one of a handful of players to hit a Pink Bat Homerun.
[edit] Career Stats
Yr Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GIDP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 25 CIN NL 36 90 12 19 7 0 3 10 4 1 11 32 .211 .311 .389 35 0 0 1 2 4 2000 26 CIN NL 31 98 12 23 3 0 5 12 0 0 5 19 .235 .299 .418 41 0 0 2 4 1 2001 27 CIN NL 121 364 39 86 21 2 12 43 3 3 27 106 .236 .303 .404 147 1 2 4 9 11 2002 28 CIN NL 113 353 42 88 17 1 12 52 1 2 27 117 .249 .324 .405 143 2 2 6 13 13 2003 29 CIN NL 118 379 52 87 23 1 16 50 3 3 33 111 .230 .321 .422 160 1 4 4 20 9 2004 30 CIN NL 114 390 46 98 24 2 14 55 0 2 26 108 .251 .334 .431 168 2 3 5 24 7 2005 31 CIN NL 110 361 38 94 27 0 14 60 0 0 41 101 .260 .355 .452 163 5 2 7 13 8 2006 32 CIN NL 72 191 22 37 5 0 8 21 1 0 27 51 .194 .317 .346 66 3 1 9 8 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 715 2226 263 532 127 6 84 303 12 11 197 645 .239 .325 .415 923 14 14 38 93 56 8 Seasons
Stats as of October 1, 2006
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