Tim Raines, Jr.
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Timothy Raines, Jr. (born August 31, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays in the Washington Nationals organization. Raines played for the New Orleans Zephyrs and Harrisburg Senators in 2006. He was with the Baltimore Orioles organization through 2005, playing for the Orioles in 2001 and 2003-04. Raines is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. He is the son of former major league outfielder Tim Raines.
In a three-season career, Raines is a .212 hitter with seven RBI and no home runs in 75 games.
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- On October 4, 2001, Raines, Jr. played center field and his father Tim Raines, Sr. played left field, in an Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. They became the second major league father-son duo to play in the same game, matching the feat turned by Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. (with Seattle Mariners, on August 31, 1990).
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