Tony Gwynn, Jr.

Infobox MLB player


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name=Tony Gwynn, Jr.
position=Center fielder
team=Milwaukee Brewers
number=22
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|10|4
birthplace=city-state|Long Beach|California
debutdate=July 15
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers
statyear=September 4, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.250
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=15
teams=
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2006-present)

Anthony Keith Gwynn, Jr. (born October 4, 1982 in Long Beach, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is the son of baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, nephew of former Dodger outfielder Chris Gwynn, and brother of musician Anisha Nicole.

On November 18, 2006, Gwynn married Alyse Mallek in La Jolla, California, and on October 9, 2007, their first child, a girl, Makayla Avery Gwynn, was born.

Baseball career

Gwynn made his major league debut on July 15, mlby|2006; his first major league hit on July 19 came exactly 24 years to the day of his father's first major league hit — both doubles. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/19/sports/s155638D83.DTL Giants 7, Brewers 6 ] ] Towards the end of the 2006 campaign, Gwynn received more playing time, replacing Brady Clark in the lineup. He made the Milwaukee Brewers 25-man roster following spring training mlby|2007.

Late in the 2007 season, the San Diego Padres were in Milwaukee attempting to clinch a playoff berth. Closer Trevor Hoffman was one out away from sending the Padres to the playoffs, but the tying run was on second base. Gwynn Jr. pinch-hit for Bill Hall against his dad's former team, and dramatically tied the game with a triple. The Padres would go on the lose the game as well as the season finale on the next day, opening the door for the Colorado Rockies to force a one-game playoff with San Diego. The Rockies defeated the Padres in a wild contest, keeping them out of the postseason.

With a focus on defense, Brewers manager Ned Yost indicated in March mlby|2008 that Gwynn and Gabe Kapler might have a leg up on Gabe Gross for an outfield position [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=725016] ; this became true when Gross was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on April 22, 2008. Gwynn was optioned to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on May 25, 2008, but recalled after rosters expanded on September 1.

References

ee also

*List of second generation MLB players

External links

* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=448242 Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]
* [http://www.brewcrewball.com/special/Tony+Gwynn Resources and Links at BrewCrewBall.com]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/Anthony-Gwynn.shtml Gwynn at thebaseballcube.com]