Randy Winn

Infobox MLB player
name=Randy Winn

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width=250
position=Outfielder
team=San Francisco Giants
number=2
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|6|9
birthplace=city-state|Los Angeles|California
debutdate=May 11
debutyear=1998
debutteam=Tampa Bay Devil Rays
statyear=June 29, 2008
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.287
stat2label=Home Runs| stat2value=99
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat3value=556
teams=
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|1998-by|2002)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2003-by|2005)
*San Francisco Giants (by|2005-present)
awards=
* All-Star selection (2002)

Dwight Randolph "Randy" Winn (born June 9 1974 in city-state|Los Angeles|California) is an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Winn is a switch hitter, and throws right-handed. Winn has 4 career multi-homer games.

Early life

Winn grew up in city-state|Danville|California, and attended San Ramon Valley High School. He attended college at Santa Clara University, and played baseball and basketball (where he played guard alongside former roommate and future NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash).

Professional career

Winn began his professional baseball career in by|1995, when he was selected in the third round (65th overall) of the MLB amateur draft by the Florida Marlins. He was taken by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 expansion draft.

Major Leagues

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2002)

Winn made his Major League debut on May 11, 1998 as a pinch runner for the Devil Rays. On October 3, 1999, he hit an inside-the-park grand slam against the New York Yankees. No player has hit one since. Winn's only All-Star Game appearance came in 2002, when he was Tampa Bay's lone representative.

eattle Mariners (2003–05)

Following the 2002 season, the Seattle Mariners acquired him as compensation for manager Lou Piniella signing with Tampa Bay. In Seattle he did substantially well with 462 hits, 40 home runs, 56 stolen bases, 96 doubles, 17 triples, and a .299 batting average over a 2 1/2 year period.

an Francisco Giants (2005–)

2005

Prior to the trading deadline on July 31, 2005, Seattle traded Winn to the Giants for catcher Yorvit Torrealba and minor league pitcher Jesse Foppert. Upon his arrival, Winn instantly became a much-needed offensive and defensive force for the Giants. Normally a winning team, the Giants were in the midst of a losing season, having suffered the loss of their biggest offensive force, Barry Bonds, and other crucial starting players due to injuries. Winn gave new life to the ailing Giants and instantly earned the respect and admiration of his teammates and Giants fans everywhere. It was a successful homecoming for the San Francisco Bay Area native. Winn has also been a great player on the defensive end. In one game Winn robbed Eric Byrnes of a home run in the top of the 9th. The Giants then won the game on a walk off home run by Moisés Alou.

Despite a late-season rally, the 2005 Giants finished third in the NL West, with a 75-87 record. In his 231 at bats as a Giant, Winn had a .359 batting average, a .680 slugging percentage, 26 RBI, and hit 14 home runs. By comparison, in his 386 at bats with the Mariners that year, Winn was batting .275, slugging .391, had 37 RBIs, and hit 6 home runs.

In his two months with the Giants, Winn equaled his career record for home runs in a season. For his outstanding performance in the month of September, Winn was named National League Player of the Month; he recorded 51 hits and had a batting average of .447. Winn's 51 hits were the most in one month by a Giant in over 30 years. Winn had a career-high hitting-streak which was 20 games.

ee also

*Hitting for the cycle
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays all-time roster

References

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NAME= Winn, Randy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Winn, Dwight Randolph
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American baseball outfielder
DATE OF BIRTH=1974-6-9
PLACE OF BIRTH=city-state|Los Angeles|California, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=