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Craig Gentry 
Gentry during his tenure with the Clinton LumberKings, Single-A affiliates of the Texas Rangers, in 2007.Texas Rangers — No. 26 Outfielder Born: November 29, 1983
Fort Smith, ArkansasBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 6, 2009 for the Texas Rangers Career statistics
(through 2011)Batting average .246 Home run 1 Runs batted in 17 Teams - Texas Rangers (2009–present)
Craig Alan Gentry (born November 29, 1983, in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers.
Baseball career
He was drafted by Texas Rangers in the 10th round (298 overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft. He attended the University of Arkansas.
He was called up to the majors on September 1, 2009,[1] but did not see significant playing time. He began the 2010 season with the AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks, but was called up to the majors on April 27 due to Nelson Cruz being placed on the 15 day disabled list. On May 15, he was optioned to Oklahoma.
In 2011, he batted .271 in 133 at bats, with 18 steals in 18 attempts.[2]
References
- ^ T.R. Sullivan. "Gentry's callup not a hint about Byrd". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090901&content_id=6732154&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Craig Gentry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gentrcr01.shtml. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Biography: Craig Gentry
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