Van Snider

Van Snider

Outfielder
Born: August 11, 1963 (1963-08-11) (age 48)
Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Left Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 22, 1988 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1989 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average     .200
Home runs     1
Runs batted in     6
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Van Voorhees Snider (Born August 11, 1963 in Birmingham, AL) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He played parts of two seasons for them in 1988 and 1989. The Reds traded Jeff Montgomery to the Kansas City Royals for him on February 15, 1988 and he made his ML debut with them on September 2, 1988 against the Chicago Cubs. After the 1989 season he was traded to the New York Yankees along with Tim Leary for Hal Morris and minor leaguer Rodney Imes. He never again played at the major league level, although he continued to play in the minors until 1995.

Van now enjoys a successful career as a police officer for the City of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, where he currently holds the rank of Corporal.

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