Willie Shawn Lamont Calhoun was born on November 4,1994 and is an American professional baseball left fielder who is currently a free agent.
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22 Facts About Willie Calhoun
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Willie Calhoun made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers in 2017, and played with them until 2022 where he played with the San Francisco Giants.
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Willie Calhoun is named for his father, a corrections officer at San Quentin State Prison.
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Willie Calhoun attended Benicia High School in Benicia, California, where in three years of baseball as an infielder he batted.
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Willie Calhoun struggled in his lone season at the University of Arizona, batted.
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Willie Calhoun signed with Kansas State University out of junior college.
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Willie Calhoun signed with the Dodgers for a signing bonus above $340,000, rather than transfer to Kansas State, and made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors and was later promoted to the Great Lakes Loons and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
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Willie Calhoun earned MVP honors in the Fall Stars Game for top prospects playing in the league when he went 3-for-3 with a homer in the game.
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Willie Calhoun was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the 2017 season and played well enough to be named the second baseman for the Pacific Coast League mid-season and post-season all-star teams.
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Willie Calhoun was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 12,2017.
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Willie Calhoun played 71 games in left field, seven games at DH, and five games as a pinch hitter.
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On March 8,2020, during a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Willie Calhoun was struck on the right side of his face by a 95-mile-per-hour fastball by lefthander Julio Urias.
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Willie Calhoun had worn a face shield on his batting helmet previously, but stopped during the prior season.
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Willie Calhoun underwent surgery for a non-displaced fracture in his jaw to insert a plate and stabilize his jaw the next day.
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Willie Calhoun played 21 games at DH, six games in left field, and three games as a pinch hitter.
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On June 26,2021, Willie Calhoun suffered a fractured forearm after he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City Royals left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic.
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Willie Calhoun underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his left ulna, and was placed on the injured list.
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Willie Calhoun played 40 games as a left fielder, 29 games as a DH, and seven games as a pinch hitter.
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Willie Calhoun was one of only 11 major leaguers listed at 5 foot 8 or shorter who were playing regularly.
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Willie Calhoun went unclaimed on waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Round Rock.
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