Shane Peterson
| Shane Peterson | |||
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| Free agent | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: February 11, 1988 Fallbrook, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 16, 2013, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Batting average | .255 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 17 | ||
| Teams | |||
Shane Aaron Peterson (born February 11, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Oakland Athletics in 2013.
Career
Peterson was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Holliday on July 24, 2009.[1]
He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[2] He was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on December 19[3] and then again by the Milwaukee Brewers on December 23.[4] The Brewers designated Peterson for assignment on January 29, 2016.[5] He was sent outright to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Brewers AAA affiliate, on February 4th, 2016. He was invited to the Brewers' Spring Training camp in mid-February to compete for the lone outfield position still open, and is one of nine players competing to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season.[6]
References
- ↑ "Cardinals acquire help in Holliday". ESPN.com. July 25, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "A's add four to 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Rogers, Jesse (December 19, 2014). "Cubs claim C Lavarnway, OF Peterson". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Cubs claim pitcher from Giants". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Rebuilding Brewers acquire Liriano, former Padres prospect". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/165355808/nine-brewers-competing-for-center-field-job
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Shane Peterson on Twitter
