Bobby Kingsbury
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Bobby Kingsbury | |
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Cleveland, Ohio , U:S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Robert Raymond Kingsbury
He went to school at
He is a two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year award winner and went on to play in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor-league organization. Kingsbury was the first baseball player to consecutively earn Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Awards, in 2001 and 2002.
During the
Kingsbury, an alumnus and 2008 Hall of Fame inductee of Fordham University and current member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, picked up one of the biggest hits of the tournament for Greece, an RBI triple, in their lone win, which came against Italy in the preliminary round.
In the spring of 2006, Kingsbury was invited to the Pirates major-league camp in Bradenton, Florida, as a non-roster invitee. During the seventh inning of the first game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Kingsbury dove for a ball in right field and upon hitting the ground dislocated his left throwing shoulder. He ended his 2006 campaign after suffering a full rotator cuff tear and a tear in his labrum.
References
- ^ "Bobby Kingsbury Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)