Craig Gentry

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Craig Gentry

Oakland Athletics – No. 3
Outfielder
Born: (1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 Fort Smith, Arkansas
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 2009 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Batting average	.280
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	65
Teams
Texas Rangers (2009–2013)

Craig Alan Gentry (born November 29, 1983) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He played for the Texas Rangers from 2009 through 2013.

Baseball career

Gentry during his tenure with the Clinton LumberKings, Single-A affiliates of the Texas Rangers, in 2007.

Gentry attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 10th round (298th overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft.^[1]

The Rangers promoted Gentry to the majors on September 1, 2009,^[2] but did not see significant playing time. He began the 2010 season with the AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks, but was called up to the majors on April 27 due to Nelson Cruz being placed on the 15-day disabled list. On May 15, he was optioned to Oklahoma.

In 2011, he batted .271 in 133 at-bats, with 18 steals in 18 attempts.^[3]

Gentry pitched the final inning of a 12–1 loss at the hands of the Oakland Athletics on June 4.^[4] He allowed two runs on three hits and a walk.

On December 3, 2013, Gentry, along with pitcher Josh Lindblom, was traded to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Michael Choice and infielder Chris Bostick.^[5]

References

↑ Hamblin, Gentry, Parker Drafted on First Day of MLB Draft
↑ T.R. Sullivan. "Gentry's callup not a hint about Byrd". mlb.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
↑ "Craig Gentry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
↑ "June 4, 2012 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
↑ http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/the-texas-rangers-trade-craig-gentry-josh-lindblom-to-as-for-chris-bostick-michael-choice.html/

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Seattle Mariners bio

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Active roster	1 Nick Punto 3 Craig Gentry 4 Coco Crisp 5 John Jaso 7 Nate Freiman 8 Jed Lowrie 10 Daric Barton 11 Jarrod Parker 12 Andy Parrino 13 Drew Pomeranz 16 Josh Reddick 18 Alberto Callaspo 20 Josh Donaldson 21 Stephen Vogt 23 Michael Taylor 25 Josh Lindblom 26 Scott Kazmir 28 Eric Sogard 32 Shane Peterson 33 Fernando Rodriguez 35 Chris Gimenez 36 Derek Norris 37 Brandon Moss 39 Eric O'Flaherty 44 Luke Gregerson 45 Jim Johnson 48 Ryan Cook 52 Yoenis Céspedes 54 Sonny Gray 56 Fernando Abad 57 Tommy Milone 58 Evan Scribner 60 Jesse Chavez 61 Dan Otero 62 Sean Doolittle 64 A. J. Griffin 66 Michael Ynoa 67 Dan Straily 68 Arnold Leon 70 Raúl Alcántara

Coaching staff	Manager 6 Bob Melvin Bench 14 Chip Hale First base 46 Tye Waller Third base 2 Mike Gallego Hitting 30 Chili Davis Pitching 41 Curt Young Bullpen 51 Darren Bush Coach 59 Ariel Prieto Special assistant – Chris Pittaro

Persondata
Name	Gentry, Craig
Alternative names	Kitten Face
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 29, 1983
Place of birth	Fort Smith, Arkansas
Date of death
Place of death

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