Danny Worth

Danny Worth
Detroit Tigers — No. 29
Second baseman
Born: September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30) (age 26) Northridge, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 2010 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.259
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	11
Teams
Detroit Tigers (2010–present)

Daniel Weston Worth (born September 30, 1985 in Northridge, California) is a Major League Baseball infielder with the Detroit Tigers.

Primarily a shortstop, Worth has also played second base and third base in the major and minor leagues.

Early career

Worth attended Valencia High School in Valencia, California.^[1] He went on to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he was a member of the baseball team. During this time, he attended a barbecue with his teammates at Pamela Anderson's home, as she is a fan of the Pepperdine baseball program.^[2] Worth was named a preseason All American during his junior season and was also named a West Coast Conference All Star.

Worth was drafted by the Tigers in the second round (91st overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.^[1] He played in the minor leagues for the Lakeland Flying Tigers (A), the Erie SeaWolves (AA), and the Toledo Mud Hens (AAA). He was named the 8th best prospect in the Tigers system for the 2008 season by Baseball America .^[3] The same publication also listed him as the best defensive infielder.^[3]

Major League Career

It was announced that Worth was being called up just after midnight on May 16, 2010. He appeared in his first Major League game that afternoon, replacing Scott Sizemore at second base when they sent Sizemore down to Triple-A. In his first major league at-bat Worth hit a infield single with the bases loaded and two outs, picking up his first major league hit and RBI. He was called up again on June 6 and will replace Adam Everett in the lineup, who was designated for assignment on that date.^[4]

Worth hit his first major league home run on July 7, 2010 against the Baltimore Orioles.^[5]

Worth enters the 2011 season as a candidate for playing time as a utility infielder.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Posted: May 23, 2010 8:51 p.m. (May 23, 2010). "Love the glove". The-signal.com. http://www.the-signal.com/archives/29065/. Retrieved October 9, 2011. 
2. ^ AP Photo. "New Tigers infielder Danny Worth recalls Pamela Anderson at Pepperdine games". MLive.com. http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2010/05/new_tigers_infielder_danny_wor.html. Retrieved October 9, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Paul, Jon (January 18, 2008). "Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: Detroit Tigers". BaseballAmerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2008/265467.html. Retrieved October 9, 2011. 
4. ^ Everett gets designated for assignment – Worth called up from Triple-A Toledo for Tuesday in Chicago MLB.com June 6, 2010
5. ^ "Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers – Box Score – July 7, 2010". Scores.espn.go.com. July 7, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=300707106. Retrieved October 9, 2011. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Name	Worth, Danny
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Date of birth	September 30, 1985
Place of birth	Northridge, California
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