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Damon Buford

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Damon Buford
Center fielder
Born: (1970-06-12) June 12, 1970 (age 54)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 1993, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
May 15, 2001, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.242
Home runs54
Runs batted in218
Teams

Damon Jackson Buford (born June 12, 1970) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1993 and 2001. Buford batted and threw right-handed.

Career

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College career

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Buford played at the University of Southern California. His Trojan teammates included Bret Barberie, Bret Boone, Jay Hemond, and Jeff Cirillo. In 1989 and 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Notable trades

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Personal life

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Born in Baltimore, Buford grew up in Los Angeles and attended Birmingham High School. His father Don Buford also played for the USC Trojans and in the MLB and later worked as hitting coordinator of the Hannibal Cavemen, a collegiate summer team, under manager Jay Hemond, who played at USC while Don was hitting coach.

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Flintoff & Dunn's AUSTRALIAN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL". www.pflintoff.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
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