27 Facts About Cliff Floyd

1.

Cliff Floyd is currently a baseball analyst who co-hosts on Sirius XM Radio and appears on MLB Network.

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2.

At Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, Cliff Floyd was a three-sport star in baseball, football, and basketball.

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Cliff Floyd was heavily recruited by Arizona State University, Stanford, and Creighton University and signed a letter of intent to play for head coach Jim Hendry at Creighton.

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4.

Cliff Floyd made his major league debut that same year at only 21 years old, playing in 10 games with the Expos.

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5.

On June 27,1994, Cliff Floyd hit a home run off Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux at Olympic Stadium on a pitch that was low, by golfing the ball out in what would become a signature moment in the Expos dominant but strike-shortened 1994 season.

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6.

In 1997, Cliff Floyd was traded from the Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak.

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7.

Cliff Floyd won his lone World Series with the franchise in 1997.

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8.

In 1998, Cliff Floyd earned a starting position in the Marlins' outfield.

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9.

In 2002, Cliff Floyd was traded from the Marlins back to the Expos, with Claudio Vargas, Wilton Guerrero, and cash, for Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, Justin Wayne, and Donald Levinski.

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10.

On July 30,2002, Cliff Floyd was traded from the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Sun-woo Kim and Song Seung-jun.

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11.

Cliff Floyd played well for the Mets, but was hampered by injuries in 2003 and 2004.

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12.

However, Cliff Floyd stayed healthy in 2005 and responded with a career-high and team-leading 34 home runs.

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The next year, though, Cliff Floyd was limited by injuries and only played in 97 games during New York's division-winning year.

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14.

Cliff Floyd caught the division-clinching out for the Mets, but was slowed by injuries in the playoffs for New York, only recording twelve at-bats in his team's ten postseason games.

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15.

On January 21,2007, Cliff Floyd agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with his hometown Chicago Cubs for the 2007 season.

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16.

Cliff Floyd missed nine games in August 2007 to mourn the death of his father, Cornelius.

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17.

Cliff Floyd returned on August 21,2007, to play the San Francisco Giants, where he drove in the winning runs in the top of the 9th.

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18.

On December 14,2007, Cliff Floyd signed a $3 million, one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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19.

Cliff Floyd spent 2008 platooning for the Rays at DH against righties.

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20.

On February 5,2009, Cliff Floyd agreed to a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres.

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21.

On February 22,2010, Cliff Floyd accepted a broadcasting job with Fox Sports Florida.

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22.

Cliff Floyd made his debut in the broadcasting booth for FOX Sports' Baseball Night in America on June 21,2014.

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23.

In 2015, Cliff Floyd joined SportsNet New York where he would be an analyst for New York Mets games.

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24.

Cliff Floyd is currently a co-host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio and Fantasy Sports Radio.

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25.

Cliff Floyd is a contributor to the MLB Network, occasionally appearing on its flagship studio show MLB Tonight.

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26.

In 2018, Cliff Floyd joined Sportsnet to become a featured analyst for the network's Toronto Blue Jays coverage.

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27.

In 2022, Cliff Floyd joined the Marquee Sports Network as a studio analyst and appeared on Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball as one of three rotating analysts.

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