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Donzell McDonald Free agent Outfielder Born: February 20, 1975
Long Beach, CaliforniaBats: Both Throws: Right MLB debut April 19, 2001 for the New York Yankees Career statistics
(through 2010 season)Batting average .200 Home runs 0 RBI 1 Teams - New York Yankees (2001)
- Kansas City Royals (2002)
Career highlights and awards - New York-Penn League All-Star Team (A) (Outfielder)
Donzell McDonald (born February 20, 1975) is a professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball in 2001-02. Donzell is the older brother of Darnell McDonald, who currently plays for the Boston Red Sox.
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Early life
McDonald grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado. He attended Cherry Creek High School, then went on to Trinidad Community College and moved to Yavapai College with coach Nino Giarratano.
Professional career
Donzell was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round, 618th overall, in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] The switch hitting center fielder was known for his speed. Twice he stole over 50 bases in the minor leagues, and six times stole more than 30. Although power was not his forte, he did show some pop with seven home runs in 112 games with the Omaha Royals in 2002. His career strikeout to walk ratio has been subpar.
He made his major league debut in 2001. He played 5 games with the Yankees that year, got 3 at bats, and 1 hit. He was last in the Yankees farm system in 2004, after being in the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, and Atlanta Braves farm systems. He has spent the past several years in the Mexican League and independent leagues. In 2010, he played center field for the Acereros de Monclova in Mexico.
Personal
Donzell currently resides in Arizona. He currently runs a program for potential baseball players and kids called Extreme Baseball. http://extremebaseball.org/ His brother is current Boston Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald and his cousin is current Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher James McDonald.[2]
Honors and awards
- In 1996, he was on the New York-Penn League All-Star Team.
Notes
- ^ 22nd Round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft
- ^ Donzell McDonald, Baseball-Reference.com
References
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Categories:- Major League Baseball left fielders
- New York Yankees players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Oneonta Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Norwich Navigators players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Omaha Royals players
- Richmond Braves players
- Olmecas de Tabasco players
- Leones de Yucatán players
- Acereros del Norte players
- Acereros de Monclova players
- Newark Bears players
- Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks players
- Winnipeg Goldeyes players
- Baseball players from California
- African American baseball players
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American baseball outfielder, 1970s birth stubs
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