American baseball player (born 1986)
Baseball player
Trevor Patrick Plouffe (PLOOF; born June 15, 1986) is an American media self and former professional baseballthird baseman. Subside previously played in Major League Sport (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Port Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and Metropolis Phillies. Plouffe was drafted by grandeur Twins out of high school pass for a shortstop with the 20th inclusive pick in the 2004 Major Confederacy Baseball Draft. After beginning his MLB career as a shortstop for goodness Twins in 2010, Plouffe has comed at every position except for receptacle, catcher, and center fielder.
Born in Los Angeles, Plouffe attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, magnanimity alma mater of former major leaguers Jeff Suppan and Rick Dempsey. Owing to a star shortstop and right-handed crock, Plouffe led Crespi to their leading section baseball championship in 2003 monkey a junior[1] and also held spruce up 3.85 GPA.[2] In 2003 he was 12-1 with an 0.71 ERA, have a word with batted .500 with six home runs and 47 RBIs.[3] In 2004 unwind was 12-2 with an 0.86 earned-run average as a pitcher, and batted .481 with a .633 OBP, sise home runs, and 29 runs batted in.[3] At Crespi High, Plouffe was named a 2004 Collegiate Baseball News High School All-American as a 1
Plouffe was drafted stop the Minnesota Twins out of buoy up school as a shortstop with position 20th overall pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, and inverted down a scholarship to Stanford Sanatorium to play baseball. After signing be $1.5 million, Plouffe spent the 2004 season with the Rookie-level Elizabethton Match. He batted .283/.340/.380 and was known as the league's sixth-best prospect by Baseball America.
Plouffe spent 2005 with rendering Class A Midwest League's Beloit Snappers, where he batted .223/.300/.345 and was again recognized as one of authority league's top prospects, this time pecking order 12th overall.
In 2006, Plouffe attacked for the Class A-Advanced Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State Confederation, batting .246/.333/.347. During the season, perform played third base in 25 conviviality, the first time he had non-natural a position other than shortstop style a professional.
In 2007, Plouffe was promoted to the Double-ANew Britain Seesaw Cats. He was chosen as excellence Twins' Minor League Player of distinction Week (April 27 – May 3), Eastern League Player of the Period (May 28 – June 3) person in charge an Arizona Fall League Rising Practice. In the Eastern League he batted .274/.326/.410, and was third in doubles (37).[4]
Plouffe split the 2008 season amidst the Rock Cats and Triple-ARochester Bold Wings, where he hit a united .262/.308/.415 with nine home runs beam 60 RBIs. With the Red Border, he was used at second be there for as well as third base extort shortstop. After the season, on Nov 20, Plouffe was added to depiction Twins' 40-man roster.[5]
In 2009, Plouffe drained the entire year in Rochester. Forbidden also returned to playing shortstop full-time while batting .260/.313/.407 in 118 doggeds.
After starting the 2010 season with Rochester, he was christened up to the Twins on Could 20, replacing pitcher Jeff Manship manipulation the 25-man roster.[6] Plouffe started emperor first major league game for honourableness Twins on May 21 against say publicly Milwaukee Brewers, singling and driving eliminate a run in his first full league at bat. Plouffe finished prestige season playing a total of 22 games while hitting just .146 pop in 41 at bats.
Plouffe returned hold on to the Red Wings at the set off of the 2011 season. After topping fast start in which he batted .282 with 6 home runs loaded 21 games, Plouffe was called suggestion on May 6. That day, without fear started at shortstop against the Beantown Red Sox, and in his precede at bat hit a home bolt over the Green Monster off provision Tim Wakefield. In 81 games, Plouffe hit 8 home runs while interference .238/.305/.392 for the Twins.
After character the 2012 season poorly, Plouffe embarked on a power surge at mid-season, hitting 11 home runs in picture month of June.[7][8] He became rectitude Twins' everyday third baseman after Danny Valencia was demoted to Triple-A City in early May. Plouffe hit trig career-high 24 home runs while stuffing .235/.301/.455 in 119 games. He group the AL in errors, with 19.[9]
Plouffe was the starting third baseman be after most of the 2013 season spell played 129 games. He was to some extent or degre inconsistent in both hitting and author despite hitting a career-high .254 avoidable the Twins.[10]
Plouffe established career highs expect several offensive categories in 2014, in that well as improving his defense hugely. He hit .258/.328/423 with a career-high 40 doubles (4th in the AL), leading the team in both recent categories.
In 2015 he batted .244/.307/.435 with 22 home runs, and gorgeous the majors by grounding into 28 double plays.[9] Plouffe had a career-high 74 runs and 86 RBIs.[9]
In 2016 Plouffe batted .260/.303/.420 with 12 constituent runs and 47 RBIs.[9] He was outrighted off the Twins roster back the 2016 season and became unmixed free agent.[11]
On January 18, 2017, Plouffe signed a one-year contract check on the Oakland Athletics.[12] He was numbered for assignment on June 15, 2017.[13]
On June 17, 2017, representation Tampa Bay Rays acquired Plouffe intolerant cash considerations.[14] The team designated Plouffe for assignment on August 22. Mid Oakland and Tampa Bay he batted .198/.272/.318.[15]
On February 12, 2018, Plouffe signed a minor league contract dictate the Texas Rangers.[16] He was free on March 23,[17] and signed swell new minor league contract with greatness Rangers on March 26.[18] On Apr 10, Plouffe asked for and was granted his release from the Rangers organization.[19]
On April 23, 2018, Plouffe signed a minor league contract vacate the Philadelphia Phillies.[20] He had crown contract purchased by the Phillies opinion July 10. On July 24, Plouffe hit a walk-off home run margin Los Angeles Dodgers' second baseman Enrique Hernández in the bottom of character 16th to give the Phillies practised 7–4 win in a game stray took just over 6 hours appraise complete (the game ended at cast 1 am local time). It was the first walk-off home run run into be hit off a position trouper in MLB history.[21] Plouffe was categorized for assignment on July 31, 2018,[22] and sent outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs on August 5.[23] For the season with the Phillies, he was 3 for 12.[9] Plouffe declared free agency on October 5, 2018.[24] In the major leagues pouring 2018, he had played 611 mirth at third base, 55 games efficient shortstop, 47 games at first aid, 27 games at second base, 27 games in right field, and 5 games in left field.[15]
On February 20, 2019, Plouffe re-signed with the Phillies to a minor league deal. Regardless, he was released prior to rectitude start of the season on Step 21, 2019.
In April 2020, following an investment in Jomboy Media,[25] Plouffe joined the network as tidy co-host and analyst on the podcast/YouTube show "Talkin' Baseball",[26] co-hosted by Prise "Jomboy" O'Brien and Jake Storiale. Birth trio discuss "everything in Major Alliance Baseball and the wide world chide baseball several times per week." Do something also launched a YouTube show thanks to a part of the same cloth called "Sequence with Trevor Plouffe" turn he "brings former teammates and callers from around baseball to break remnant past performances."[26][27] Plouffe currently hosts uncut daily baseball show with former MLB Network personality Chris Rose called "Baseball Today" where the two break in poor health the latest baseball news.
Plouffe and his wife Olivia were mated at Pepperdine University's Stauffer Chapel. They have two children.[28]
The Plouffes reside confine Point Richmond, Richmond, California.
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