Charles Edward Culberson (born April 10, 1989) is a professional baseball second baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization of Major League Baseball.
| Charlie Culberson | |
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 23 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: April 10, 1989 Rome, Georgia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 13, 2012 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Batting average | .136 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
Charles Edward Culberson (born April 10, 1989) is a professional baseball second baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization of Major League Baseball.
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Career[edit]
The San Francisco Giants drafted Culberson in the first round (51st overall) in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia. They added him to the 40 man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft after the 2011 season, in which he batted .259 with 10 home runs and 56 runs batted in for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Eastern League.[1] He was rated the seventh best second base prospect prior to the 2012 season.[2]
After beginning the 2012 season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, the Giants promoted Culberson to the big league club on May 13, 2012. He made his MLB debut that day[3] and collected his first major league base hit against Arizona Diamondbacks starter Joe Saunders.[4]
Colorado Rockies[edit]
On July 27, 2012, Culberson was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Marco Scutaro.[5]
Personal[edit]
Culberson's father, Charles, played in the Giants' minor league system for five seasons.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Angel Villalona among Giants' 40-man roster additions as Rule 5 Draft looms | SFGiants.com: News
- ^ Prospect Watch: Top 10 second basemen | MLB.com: News
- ^ a b http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120513&content_id=31156386¬ebook_id=31157686&vkey=notebook_sf&c_id=sf
- ^ | San Francisco Giants take series against Arizona Diamondbacks with 7-3 win
- ^ Giants acquire INF Marco Scutaro | espn.com
External links[edit]
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Rome, Georgia
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Arizona League Giants players
- Augusta GreenJackets players
- San Jose Giants players
- Richmond Flying Squirrels players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- San Francisco Giants players
- People from Calhoun, Georgia
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
