Greg Norton (baseball player)

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Greg Norton
Tampa Bay Devil Rays — No. 14
First base
Bats: Both Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
August 18, 1996 for the Chicago White Sox
Selected MLB statistics
(through July 21, 2006)
Batting average     .246
Home runs     67
RBI     240
Former teams

    Gregory Blakemoor Norton (born July 6, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is a first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball. Norton currently plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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    Norton previously played for the Chicago White Sox from 1996-2000. He played for the Colorado Rockies from the 2001 season until 2003. In 2004 he split time with the Detroit Tigers and their minor-league team, Toledo. On January 11, 2006 he signed a minor league contract with the Devil Rays. He was brought up to the majors on April 26 when Jorge Cantu was placed on the disabled list; on Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Norton was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation.

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