Lorenzo Lamar Cain was born on April 13,1986 and is an American professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent.
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23 Facts About Lorenzo Cain
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Lorenzo Cain has played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals.
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In 2010, Cain made his MLB debut, and, following the season, the Brewers traded him to Kansas City with three other players for pitcher Zack Greinke.
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In contrast to most professional ballplayers, Lorenzo Cain did not start playing baseball until his sophomore year in Florida's Madison County High School.
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Lorenzo Cain only did so, he said, because he was not chosen for the school basketball team.
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Lorenzo Cain began his career in 2005, playing for their Rookie League Helena Brewers and AZL Brewers.
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Lorenzo Cain was promoted to their Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2007.
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Lorenzo Cain was called up to the Brewers when pitcher Doug Davis was placed on the disabled list on July 16,2010.
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Lorenzo Cain made his major league debut against the Atlanta Braves that evening as a pinch-hitter.
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Lorenzo Cain was robbed of a hit in his first at-bat due to a diving catch by Braves left fielder Matt Diaz.
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Lorenzo Cain then replaced CF Carlos Gomez for the rest of the game and finished the game 2 for 2 with two singles; Cain went on to appear in 43 games for the Brewers.
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Lorenzo Cain began 2013 as the starting center fielder, with Jarrod Dyson as the backup.
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Lorenzo Cain notched twice as many infield hits as he had the year before – this as a result of the work he had done with Al Hobson, track coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College to improve his base-running sprint speed.
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Lorenzo Cain ultimately ended up winning the ALCS Most Valuable Player Award award for his efforts at the plate as well as in the field.
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Lorenzo Cain had the option to appeal but dropped it on May 3,2015, so the suspension would take effect.
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In 2015, Lorenzo Cain was named to his first All Star team and helped lead the Royals to the 2015 AL Central Division title.
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Lorenzo Cain finished third in the voting for the 2015 American League Most Valuable Player, finishing behind winner Josh Donaldson and Mike Trout.
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Lorenzo Cain signed a five-year, $80 million contract to return to the Brewers on January 26,2018.
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Also that season, Lorenzo Cain finished seventh in NL MVP balloting, and played a lead role in the Brewers coming within one game of reaching the 2018 World Series, losing to the Dodgers in the 2018 National League Championship Series.
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Lorenzo Cain played in five games in the abbreviated 2020 MLB season before he announced on August 1 that he was opting out of the remainder of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lorenzo Cain returned to play in the 2021 season but played in only 78 games due to a hamstring injury that sidelined him for all of June and nearly all of July.
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Lorenzo Cain and his wife, Jenny, have three sons, born in October 2014, January 2016, and December 2017.
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