Tug Hulett

Infobox MLB player
name = Tug Hulett


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position = Second baseman
team = Seattle Mariners
number = 23
bats = Left
throws = Right
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|2|28
birthplace = Springfield, Illinois
debutdate = July 12
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Seattle Mariners
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .224
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 1
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 2
teams =
*Seattle Mariners (by|2008–present)

Timothy Craig "Tug" Hulett Jr. (born February 28, 1983 in Springfield, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Seattle Mariners. He throws right-handed and bats left-handed. His father Tim played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals.

A .332 hitter for Auburn University, Hulett was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Hulett hit .274 in 70 games for the Single-A Spokane Indians in by|2004. In by|2005, he was promoted to the Single-A Clinton Lumber Kings, where he batted .265 and was a mid-season All-Star. He started by|2006 in Single-A Bakersfield before being promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. He played for the Oklahoma RedHawks in by|2007, hitting .272 in 132 games. On December 12, 2007, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Ben Broussard.

Hulett started by|2008 with Triple-A Tacoma. After batting .302 in 71 games, Hulett was called up by the Mariners on July 10, after the release of struggling first baseman Richie Sexson. Hulett played one game in Seattle, going 1 for 3, before being sent back down to the Rainiers on July 18 when the Mariners called up first baseman Bryan LaHair. [http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=3145990&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea]

ee also

* List of second generation MLB players

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