- Kimera Bartee
Kimera Anotchi Bartee (born
July 21 ,1972 ) was aMajor League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus ofCreighton University and was also part ofCreighton's NCAA College World Series appearance (1991) .Bartee was born in
Omaha, Nebraska . Drafted by theBaltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 1993MLB amateur draft, Bartee would make his Major League Baseball debut with theDetroit Tigers on April 3, 1996, and appear in his final game on August 3, 2001.Bartee was sent from the Baltimore Orioles to the Minnesota Twins on September 19, 1995 as the "Player to be Named Later" in the Scott Erickson trade. At the 1995 MLB Winter Meetings, he was a drafted back by the Baltimore Orioles during the Rule V Draft.
Bartee is perhaps best known for being a part of one of the worst trades in recent baseball history. At the conclusion of the 2000 season, Bartee was released by the
Cincinnati Reds . After signing with the Anaheim Angels, Bartee was traded from Anaheim to theColorado Rockies for then-prospectChone Figgins . Bartee would go hitless in 15at-bats with Colorado and would then be out of baseball for the rest of that season; he would then play the 2002 season with the Class AAAIowa Cubs and the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the independentLong Island Ducks before retiring.Since retiring from playing baseball professionally, Bartee has become the field coach for the
Delmarva Shorebirds [http://www.theshorebirds.com/fanzone/roster/index.html?player_id=41] and is currently a roving instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Teams
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Detroit Tigers : 1996-1999
*Cincinnati Reds : 2000
*Colorado Rockies : 2001ee also
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Colorado Rockies all-time roster External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barteki01.shtml Page at "Baseball Reference"]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Kimera-Bartee.shtml The Baseball Cube] - career major- and minor-league statistics
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