Mark Teahen
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Mark Thomas Teahen (born September 6, 1981) is an American-Canadian former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Mark Teahen | |
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Third baseman / Right fielder | |
Born: (1981-09-06) September 6, 1981 (age 42) Redlands, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 4, 2005, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2011, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 67 |
Runs batted in | 332 |
Teams | |
He graduated from Yucaipa High School in 1999 and attended St. Mary's College in California. Teahen was drafted 39th overall in the 2002 draft by the Oakland Athletics with a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds. He was featured in the book Moneyball, which noted the Athletics considered that Teahen could have the potential to become the next Jason Giambi.
Prior to the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Teahen, whose father was born in St. Marys, Ontario, became a naturalized Canadian citizen and played for Team Canada in that event. In 2011, Teahen and Brett Lawrie both started in the infield for the Blue Jays, marking the first time the squad had two Canadians in its starting lineup.[1]