Freddie Bynum
| Freddie Bynum | |||
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 Bynum with the Baltimore Orioles in 2008 | |||
| Shortstop / Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 15, 1980 Wilson, North Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 30, 2005, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 17, 2008, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .234 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 32 | ||
| Teams | |||
Freddie Lee Bynum Jr. (born March 15, 1980) is a former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
Bynum made his major league debut with the A's on August 30, 2005. On March 31, 2006, the Cubs acquired Bynum from the A's in a three-way deal. The Cubs gave the Texas Rangers John Koronka, while the Rangers sent Juan Dominguez to the A's to complete the deal.
On December 6, 2006, he was dealt to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later, who became Kevin Hart
Bynum was designated for assignment by the Baltimore Orioles on June 22, 2008 and was sent outright to the minors a few days later. However, he was recalled by the Orioles on July 1. He was sent outright to the minors once again on July 19.
Bynum signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on December 13, 2009, but was released early on in Spring Training.
Upon his release he was signed by the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Baseball League.
On January 19, 2011 Bynum signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)