Marcus Jensen
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| Marcus Jensen | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: December 14, 1972 | ||
| Batted: Both | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 14, 1996 for the San Francisco Giants |
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| Final game | ||
| June 23, 2002 for the Milwaukee Brewers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .184 | |
| Home runs | 6 | |
| Runs batted in | 29 | |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team competition | |
Marcus Christian Jensen (born December 14, 1972 in Oakland, California) is a former professional baseball player. He played catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers in MLB from 1996-2002.
Jensen also spent time in the New York Yankees organization in 2003, the independent Golden Baseball League from 2005-2006 and has participated in several international competitions, including the gold medal winning United States Olympic baseball team in 2000.
In January 2007, Jensen retired as an active player to become a hitting coach in the Oakland Athletics organization [1].
[edit] External links
- Jensen's Silver Sox player page.
- Jensen's statistics on Baseball-Reference.com.
- Marcus Jensen's Baseball Odyssey on Simply Baseball Notebook (sbeen.com).
- Jensen's "Marcus' Memior" page on Simply Baseball Notebook (sbeen.com).
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Categories: 1972 births | Living people | Major league catchers | San Francisco Giants players | Detroit Tigers players | Milwaukee Brewers players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Minnesota Twins players | Boston Red Sox players | Texas Rangers players | Pawtucket Red Sox players | Olympic baseball players of the United States | Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Major league players from California
