| Calvin Murray | |
|---|---|
| Center fielder | |
| Born:July 30, 1971 Dallas, Texas | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 22, 1999, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2004, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 54 |
| Teams | |
Calvin Duane Murray (born July 30,1971) is a former baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1999 to 2004 for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,and Chicago Cubs. He is a 1989 graduate of Dallas' W. T. White High School. [1] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft,but did not sign,and instead attended the University of Texas. [2] He was the batter facing Randy Johnson when Johnson hit a dove with a fastball in a spring training game in 2001.
He is the younger brother of Kevin Murray,who was a quarterback at Texas A&M University from 1983 to 1986. He is the uncle of 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray. [3]
Murray, a senior at Dallas' W.T. White High School, will attend the University of Texas next fall on a baseball scholarship. But Murray, ranked the nation's No. 7 prospect by Baseball America, likely will be a high pick in the major league draft June 5.
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