Michael Brent Cuddyer is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets.
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Michael Brent Cuddyer is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets.
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Michael Cuddyer was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame on August 19,2017.
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Primarily a right fielder, Michael Cuddyer made starts at every defensive position except catcher and shortstop over the course of his career.
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Michael Cuddyer was named Virginia's Player of the Year and Gatorade National baseball Player of the Year in 1997.
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Michael Cuddyer was a member of USA Todays All-Star and the USA Junior National teams in 1997.
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Michael Cuddyer has given back to his hometown and high school many times during his career.
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Michael Cuddyer was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign until August.
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Michael Cuddyer initially committed to play college baseball at Florida State but waited for the Twins' signing bonus offer to increase from $700,000 to $1.
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Michael Cuddyer underwent surgery to repair a tear in his right lateral meniscus in October 2005.
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Michael Cuddyer finished second to Justin Morneau in RBI for the Twins in 2006.
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Michael Cuddyer suffered a laceration on the knuckle after getting stepped on by Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon.
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On his second game after being activated, Michael Cuddyer hit a three-run home run off Rangers' Scott Feldman, his first of the 2008 season.
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On May 22,2009, Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Three months later, on August 23,2009, Michael Cuddyer hit two home runs in the same inning, the seventh inning of the Twins' game against the Kansas City Royals, becoming the 53rd player in Major League Baseball to accomplish this feat.
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Michael Cuddyer is the only player in major league history to have performed both offensive rarities in the same baseball season.
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Michael Cuddyer returned to the outfield at the start of the 2010 season, but found playing time at first and third base.
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On July 3,2011, Michael Cuddyer was named an All-Star for the first time as a managers' pick.
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Michael Cuddyer then retired Elvis Andrus on a fly ball and David Murphy on a pop-up for a scoreless inning.
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Michael Cuddyer chose to wear number 3 in order to honor Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, with whom he had grown close within the Twins organization before Killebrew's death.
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In 2013, Michael Cuddyer set a personal best with a 27-game hitting streak, the longest in Rockies history to that point.
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Michael Cuddyer was named an All-Star for the second time in his career.
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Michael Cuddyer was the only player to hit for the cycle during the 2014 season.
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On July 24,2015, Michael Cuddyer was put on the 15 day disabled list due to a bone bruise in his left knee.
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On December 11,2015, Michael Cuddyer announced his retirement via an article on The Players' Tribune titled "Play Hard and Dream Big".
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Michael Cuddyer married Claudia Rente, an English teacher, on November 11,2006.
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