Choo Freeman
Choo Freeman | |
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Center fielder | |
Born: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. | October 20, 1979|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 4, 2004, for the Colorado Rockies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 2006, for the Colorado Rockies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .225 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 29 |
Teams | |
Raphael Deseption "Choo" Freeman (born October 20, 1979) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.
Career
Freeman played
Freeman spent four years making his way through various entry level Single-A minor league affiliates of the Rockies, even being selected as the Rockies top prospect by and was selected as a "Southern League" All-Star causing his stock to rise in the organization.
In 2003, he found himself starting in center field for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Rockies Triple-A affiliate, a position he would retain for most of the next couple of seasons. His best season with the Sky Sox was in 2004 where he hit .297 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI.
He made his major league debut with the Rockies on June 4, 2004, against the San Francisco Giants as a pinch hitter. He got his first two major league hits the next day in his first start for the Rockies, also against the Giants. However, he hit only .189 that season and wound up back with the Sky Sox in 2005.
After hitting .280 with the Sky Sox in 2005, Freeman rejoined the Rockies for limited action in September before making the team full-time for the 2006 season as a reserve outfielder. He hit .237 in the 88 games he played in during the 2006 season.
On February 2, 2007, Freeman was released by the Rockies.[1]
On February 14, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the
Personal life
Freeman is a cousin of
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- (Freeman) chooses baseball over A&M – Baseball America article