Stephen Oris Drew was born on March 16,1983 and is an American former professional baseball infielder.
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20 Facts About Stephen Drew
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Stephen Drew played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Washington Nationals.
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Stephen Drew began the 2006 season with the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he batted.
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Stephen Drew was later promoted to the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League, with whom he hit.
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Stephen Drew recorded his first major league hit against the Dodgers and his brother JD Drew.
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Batting leadoff, Stephen Drew singled in the first inning, tripled in the third and homered in the fifth against Cardinal starter Joel Pineiro.
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Stephen Drew added a ground-rule double in the seventh against reliever Kyle McClellan.
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Stephen Drew was the fourth to hit for the cycle in 2008, and on the same day Adrian Beltre of the Seattle Mariners became the fifth.
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In 2011, Stephen Drew missed the first four games of the season due to abdominal pain.
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Stephen Drew played in only 86 games that season, fewer than in any season after the 59 games of his rookie year.
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Stephen Drew spent early 2012 on the disabled list for the broken ankle until June 27, when he played for the first time in over 11 months, going one for four.
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Stephen Drew was linked to various teams at the 2012 trade deadline, including the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics.
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Stephen Drew opted to become a free agent after the 2013 season, and turned down Boston's qualifying offer of $14.
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In 39 games he played in for the Red Sox that year, Stephen Drew hit 4 home runs, 11 RBI, and had a low batting average of just.
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On July 31,2014, Stephen Drew was traded to the New York Yankees by the Boston Red Sox for Kelly Johnson.
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On June 9,2015, Stephen Drew recorded his 1,000th career hit, a home run, against the Washington Nationals.
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On January 6,2016, Stephen Drew signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Washington Nationals.
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Stephen Drew appeared in 70 games for Washington in 2016, and hit.
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Stephen Drew's father found his first baseball glove in a dumpster.
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The Stephen Drew brothers are the only trio of siblings all selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft.
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