Xavier Avery
| Xavier Avery | |
|---|---|
 Avery in 2012 | |
| Seattle Mariners – No. 70 | |
| Outfielder | |
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Born: January 1, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| May 13, 2012 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .223 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Steals | 6 |
| Teams | |
Xavier Tyrone Avery (born January 1, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2012.
Career
Avery attended Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. The Baltimore Orioles drafted Avery in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Avery was called up to the majors for the first time on May 13, 2012.[1]
The following day, he scored his first major league run and also collected his first double, triple and RBI. He hit his first career home run on June 29, 2012 against the Cleveland Indians. The Orioles optioned Avery to Norfolk in July.[2] He was recalled September 1 when the team's roster expanded [3]
On August 30, 2013, the Orioles traded Avery to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Michael Morse.[4]
References
- ↑ Connolly, Dan (2012-05-12). "Xavier Avery likely to be promoted to Orioles". Baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ Connolly, Dan (July 12, 2012). "Xavier Avery | Orioles send Xavier Avery to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. (August 31, 2012). "Xavier Avery and Luis Exposito with Orioles in New York". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ Baker, Geoff. "Michael Morse, as expected, traded to the Orioles | Mariners blog | Seattle Times". Blogs.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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