Todd Linden

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Todd Linden
position=Outfielder
team=Cleveland Indians
number=15
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|6|30
debutdate=August 18
debutyear=2003
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=2007
stat1label=Hits
stat1value=116
stat2label=Batting average
stat2value=.231
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=36
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2003-by|2007)
*Florida Marlins (by|2007)

Todd Anthony Linden (born June 30, 1980 in Edmonds, Washington) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball in the Cleveland Indians organization. Before being drafted by the San Francisco Giants, he attended Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, Washington and played collegiate baseball at the University of Washington before being kicked off the team for multiple violations of team and school conduct policy. These included balcony hopping and smuggling Cuban cigars into the United States upon returning from a goodwill game in Cuba. He subsequently played ball at Louisiana State University. He played first base in college. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/21/SPRSV5PT5.DTL Linden likes blue-collar team] ]

His first major league home run came on September 22, by|2003, off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii. Linden, in only his 24th major league at bat, became just the 12th player to hit a home run into the second deck at Dodger Stadium, which opened in by|1962.

On May 10, by|2007, he was designated for assignment. He was claimed off waivers by the Florida Marlins on May 18, 2007. The Marlins released him following the 2007 season and on November 21, 2007, he was signed by the Oakland Athletics to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, but did not make the A's roster. On May 20, by|2008, Linden was released by the Oakland A's.

On May 27, 2008, Linden signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=l/lindeto01
*espn mlb|id=5416|name=Todd Linden

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