Reggie Sanders

Infobox MLB retired
name=Reggie Sanders
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1967|12|1
Florence, South Carolina
debutdate=August 22
debutyear=by|1991
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=July 29
finalyear=by|2007
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.267
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=305
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=983
teams=
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1991-by|1998)
* San Diego Padres (by|1999)
* Atlanta Braves (by|2000)
* Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2001)
* San Francisco Giants (by|2002)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2003)
* St. Louis Cardinals (by|2004-by|2005)
* Kansas City Royals (by|2006-by|2007)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1995)
* World Series champion (2001)

Reginald Laverne Sanders (born December 1, 1967 in Florence, South Carolina) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. Sanders was 24 years old when he made his major league debut on August 22, by|1991, after being selected in the 7th round of the by|1987 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He attended Spartanburg Methodist College before beginning his pro career with the Rookie-level Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League in by|1988. He also played professionally with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals, and was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2001 World Series champions. With the Cardinals, Sanders had a breakout of sorts during the 2005 National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. In a three-game sweep of the Padres, Sanders had 10 runs batted in, a new record for a division series.

On April 13, by|1994, Pedro Martínez lost a perfect game with one out in the eighth inning when he hit Cincinnati's Sanders with a pitch. An angered Sanders charged the mound, and was later ridiculed in the press for assuming that a pitcher would abandon a perfect game in order to hit a batter intentionally.

On June 10, by|2006, as a member of the Royals, Reggie hit his 300th home run. This made him the fifth member of Major League Baseball's 300-300 club, as he had stolen the 300th base of his career on May 1, and had gotten his 302nd career stolen base just a day earlier. Steve Finley of the San Francisco Giants joined the 300-300 club as its sixth member on June 14, four days after Sanders achieved the feat. He is the only player in major league history to hit 20 or more home runs in one season for six different teams. He has hit at least 10 home runs in a season for every team he has played for (eight in all).

Sanders missed the majority of the 2007 season due to an injury and became a free agent after the season.

He is currently a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks television broadcast team for the by|2008 season.

ee also

*Top 500 home run hitters of all time
*300-300 club
*List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
*Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

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* [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/4737 Stats at Yahoo! Sports]
* [http://sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/8046 Stats and info at CBS SportsLine]