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| Houston Astros — No. 21 | |
| Third Baseman | |
| Born: October 11, 1977 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 16, 2002 for the New York Mets | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) | |
| Batting average | . A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 268 |
| Home Runs | 87 |
| Runs batted in | 326 |
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Ty Allen Wigginton (born October 11, 1977 in San Diego, California) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. He is also known as a utility player, having platooned as an infielder and an outfielder during his career. In sport a utility player is one who can play several positions competently a sort of jack of all trades. Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter He bats and throws right-handed. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth
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High School Years
Wigginton attended Chula Vista High School in Chula Vista, California and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. Ty Wigginton graduated from Chula Vista High School in 1995.
Baseball career
Wigginton attended UNC Asheville and played for three years from 1996-1998. The University of North Carolina Asheville is a co-educational four year public Liberal arts university Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Wigginton still holds the school's records for most home runs in a game, most runs in a season and most doubles in a season. Currently Wigginton is the only UNC Asheville baseball player to have played in the major leagues.
The 6-foot, 200 pound Wigginton was selected by the New York Mets in the 1998 amateur draft. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr
Wigginton was brought up to the major league Mets for the first time in 2002 as a third baseman and had a promising partial rookie season with the Mets, batting . Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 302 with a . 354 on base percentage (OBP) and . In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 526 slugging percentage (SLG) in 116 at bats. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base He slumped somewhat in his first full season in 2003, with a batting line of . Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 255/. 318/. 396 in 573 at bats, but started the 2004 season hot. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. In his first 312 at-bats, Wigginton hit . 285/. 334/. 487, hitting 12 home runs and 23 doubles with 42 runs batted in (RBIs). In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In 2003 he had the lowest zone rating of any NL third baseman (. 714).
On July 30, 2004, the Mets traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a six-player deal for pitcher Kris Benson. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kristopher James Benson (born November 7, 1974 in Superior Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Starting Wigginton slumped badly after he was traded before recovering somewhat in September. In 2004 he had the lowest zone rating of any NL third baseman (. 731).
He started at third base for the Pirates in 2005, but again struggled and was demoted to the minor leagues on June 4, putting his future with Pittsburgh in serious jeopardy. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. After winning the International League Batter of the Week for the week of Aug. The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. 15-21, "Wiggy" was called up to the Pirates on August 22, 2005. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. The utility infielder caught fire, hitting . 365 over his last 22 games for Pittsburgh, but the Pirates still released him after the season.
On December 20, 2006, Wigginton was forced to handle the delivery of his son Cannon, whom he named after his right arm, at home when his wife Angela went into labor unexpectedly. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Following the instructions of an operator on 9-1-1, he delivered the baby in a bedroom closet of their North Carolina home and tied off the umbilical cord with one of his shoelaces. 911 (usually pronounced "nine-one-one" is the Emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States In placental Mammals the umbilical cord (also called the birth cord or funiculus umbilicalis) is the connecting cord from the developing Embryo [1]
Wigginton signed a one year contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on January 10, 2006. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success He split his time between first base and second base in 2006, with a few starts at third base and in the outfield. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman He signed a 3 year deal with the Devil Rays after the 2006 season.
On July 28, 2007, Wigginton was traded to the Houston Astros for pitcher Dan Wheeler. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Daniel Michael Wheeler (born December 10, 1977 in Providence Rhode Island) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher currently playing for After his acquisition, Morgan Ensberg was designated for assignment, and Wigginton was announced to be the Astros' starting third baseman. Morgan Paul Ensberg (born August 26, 1975 in Hermosa Beach California) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball who is currently He is signed through 2009.
In spring training in 2008, he led the majors in errors, with 9. [1]
Scouting Report
Wigginton showed slightly below-average power for a major league third baseman in his early career, but over his last two seasons has compiled 46 home runs. He also has good doubles power. He cut down on his strikeouts in 2004 and increased his number of walks, but his plate discipline is still no better than average. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire He hits fastballs well but struggles a little bit with good breaking balls. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. In Baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch that does not travel straight like a Fastball as it approaches the batter. Wigginton has about average speed; he stole 12 bases in 2003, but has never duplicated that before (even in the minor leagues) or since. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North On the field, he is about average at third base. He has played second base in the past, but is limited defensively at that position. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that He also can play at first and the outfield corners and is decent at first but has struggled in very limited playing time in the outfield. He is considered to be an extremely aggressive player.
In 536 major league games, Wigginton has hit . 267 (487-1826) with a . 327 OBP, . 461 SLG, 68 home runs, 112 doubles, 267 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Player Page at ESPN
- MLB player page
References
- ^ "Devil Ray performs under pressure", Marc Topkin, The St. Petersburg Times, published February 17, 2007, accessed February 20, 2007. The following is a list of players both past and current who appeared in at least one game for the Tampa Bay Rays franchise formerly known as the Devil Rays The St Petersburg Times is a daily Newspaper based in St Petersburg Florida, that serves the larger Tampa Bay area Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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| Preceded by Eric Hinske | Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman 2003 | Succeeded by Chad Tracy |
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