27 Facts About Mark Trumbo

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Mark Trumbo was born on January 16,1986 and is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder.

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Mark Trumbo played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2010 through 2013, for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014 and 2015, the Seattle Mariners in 2015 and the Baltimore Orioles from 2016 to 2019.

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At Villa Park, Mark Trumbo was a pitcher and infielder, and was a 2005 High School All-American after hitting.

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4.

Mark Trumbo was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 18th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.

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5.

Mark Trumbo was promoted to the major leagues as part of the September roster expansions on September 3,2010.

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Mark Trumbo made his major league debut on September 11,2010, as a pinch hitter for Mike Napoli and then remained in the game to play first base.

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Mark Trumbo entered the 2011 season looking for some early-season playing time at first base after a spring in which he displayed his over credited power.

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8.

Mark Trumbo hit his first career home run on April 12,2011, off Fausto Carmona of the Cleveland Indians.

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9.

Mark Trumbo led all rookies with 29 home runs and 87 RBIs while batting.

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10.

Mark Trumbo led the American League in putouts with 1,284 in 2011.

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11.

On June 10,2012, Mark Trumbo had a career-high six RBIs on two three-run home runs in a game against the Colorado Rockies.

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12.

Mark Trumbo was selected for the 2012 Home Run Derby by AL captain Robinson Cano, advancing to the second round before being ousted in a playoff by Jose Bautista.

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13.

Mark Trumbo was elected to his first all-star game, which was the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, in his sophomore season.

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14.

Mark Trumbo went 4-for-5 in the first game of the 2016 season, his sixth career game with four hits.

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15.

Mark Trumbo was later named AL co-Player of the week after slashing.

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16.

Mark Trumbo was later selected to participate in the Home Run Derby and was selected to his second career All-Star Game.

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17.

Mark Trumbo became the fifth-fastest Oriole to hit their 40th home run in a season.

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18.

Mark Trumbo ended the year having played in 159 games, slashing.

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19.

Mark Trumbo tied a career-high in games played and on-base percentage, while setting career-highs in runs scored, hits, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and OPS.

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20.

Mark Trumbo won the AL Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award for his accomplishments during the 2016 season.

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21.

Mark Trumbo won the Silver Slugger Award, the first of his career.

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22.

On Opening Day, Mark Trumbo hit a walk-off home run for the Orioles, against the Blue Jays, in the eleventh inning.

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23.

Mark Trumbo finished the game with two hits, a double, a home run and two RBIs.

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24.

Mark Trumbo had four walk-off hits during the season, the most in MLB.

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25.

Mark Trumbo began the season on the disabled list, missing the first month of the season.

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26.

In March 2022, Mark Trumbo was invited by Baltimore Orioles director of administration Kevin Buck to serve as a special instructor during Spring Training.

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27.

Mark Trumbo has used Thrice's songs "Firebreather" and "Black Honey" as walkup music.

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