Eric Patterson

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Eric Patterson
team = Oakland Athletics
number = 4
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|4|8
birthplace = city-state|Tallahassee|Florida
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = August 6
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Chicago Cubs
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .196
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 1
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 15
stat4label = Stolen bases
stat4value = 10
teams =
*Chicago Cubs (by|2007-by|2008)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2008-present)

Eric Scott Patterson (born April 8, 1983 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics; he has played most of his career as a second baseman. [cite web | title = "Cubs bring up Patterson from Triple-A" | date = 2007-08-06 | publisher = MLB.com | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070806&content_id=2133254&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc] Patterson made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on August 6, mlby|2007.

Although Patterson was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 23rd round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft out of Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, he did not sign and went on instead to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology. With the Yellow Jackets, Patterson was named an Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star three times (by|2002-by|2004) and an All-American twice (in 2002 on the Freshman 1st Team, and in 2004 on the 3rd team). He was named to the USA Baseball team twice, in 2002 and by|2003. [cite web | title = "Player Bio: Eric Patterson" | publisher = CSTV.com | url = http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/patterson_eric00.html] Patterson was selected in the 8th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs.

Patterson played in the by|2006 All-Star Futures Game in Pittsburgh, [cite web | title = "2006 Futures Game Rosters" | publisher = "Baseball America" | url = http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/futuresgame/rosters/261771.html] and was ranked the sixth-best prospect in the Cubs organization by "Baseball America" prior to the by|2007 season. [cite web | title = "Top 10 Prospects: Chicago Cubs" | date = 2007-02-05 | publisher = "Baseball America" | url = http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/263251.html] He collected his first major league hit on August 7, 2007, by singling against Woody Williams in a game against the Houston Astros. On June 22, mlby|2008, Patterson hit the first home run of his career.

On July 8, 2008, Patterson was traded along with pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, and catcher Josh Donaldson to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin.

He is the younger brother of Cincinnati Reds outfielder and former Cubs outfielder Corey Patterson.

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