| Steve Tolleson | |
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. -- | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: November 1, 1983 Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 28, 2010 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Career statistics (through August 19, 2010) |
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| Batting Average | .429 |
| Runs Batted In | 0 |
| Home Runs | 0 |
| Teams | |
Steven Wayne Tolleson (born November 1, 1983) is a major league Infielder for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He is the son of former Major leaguer Wayne Tolleson.[1]
Tolleson had a career .425 batting average and eighteen home runs at Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina. He was selected by the Twins in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of South Carolina.[2]
Tolleson batted .321 for the rookie Appalachian League Elizabethton Twins his first professional season to earn a promotion to the Beloit Snappers midway through the season. The Midwest League, however, proved to be too much for Tolleson as his batting average fell to .176. A year later, Tolleson redeemed himself, earning a Midwest League All-Star nod.[3]
Tolleson is primarily a second baseman, but he has played a lot of shortstop throughout his minor league career. In 2009, with the New Britain Rock Cats and Rochester Red Wings, Tolleson played all three outfield positions, second short and third. He was added to the Twins' 40 man roster on November 11, 2008.[4]
On February 1, 2010, Tolleson was claimed off waivers by the Oakland A's.[5] He made his big league debut with the A's on April 28 against the Toronto Blue Jays. Two days later, he picked up his first major league hit against Josh Roenicke of Toronto.
He was traded to the San Diego Padres on May 29, 2011, in exchange for a player to be named later.[6]
On November 21, 2011, Tolleson signed a contract with the Baltimore Orioles [7]
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