Royce Clayton
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| Toronto Blue Jays — No. 11 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| September 9, 1991 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 109 |
| Runs batted in | 712 |
| Former teams | |
Royce Spencer Clayton (born January 2, 1970 in Burbank, California) is a journeyman major league shortstop. He was drafted in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1988 amateur draft by the San Francisco Giants, and made his major league debut for the Giants on September 9, 1991. In 1997 he was selected to represent the St. Louis Cardinals at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. In the 2002 film The Rookie, Royce Clayton is played by Jorge Sanchez in a brief appearance.
On November 29, 2006, Clayton agreed to a 1-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. [1]
[edit] Trivia
In the 2001 movie Thir13en Ghosts, one of the ghosts is a baseball player named Royce Clayton.
[edit] External link
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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