Colby Rasmus

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  • Colby Rasmus is a Major League Baseball player for the Saint Louis Cardinals. He was born on August 11, 1986 and was selected by the Cardinals in the 2005 draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/prospects/y2009/profile.jsp?t=p_top&pid=458675 He played for Phenix City in the 1999 Little League World Series. Rasmus was selected to play for the US Olympic Baseball 2008 team, but couldn't play due to injury. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 2009.
  • Career Highlights

    Colby Rasmus was named Minor League All-Star by "Baseball America" in 2007.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/prospects/y2009/profile.jsp?t=p_top&pid=458675 He hit his first Major League home run on May 2, 2009 against the Washington Nationals.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090502&content_id=4526172&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl On June 19, 2009, Colby Rasmus had four hits in a game for the first time against the Kansas City Royals. Rasmus finished his rookie season with a .251 batting average, 16 homes runs and 52 runs batted in.http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=458675 He received one third place vote for National League Rookie of The Year Award, which was won by Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2009-11-16-rookie-of-the-year_N.htm
  • Statistics By Year

    • 2009: .251 Average, 22 doubles, 2 triples, 16 HR's, 52 RBI's

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