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词条 Willie Bloomquist
释义

  1. Early baseball career

     High School  College 

  2. Professional career

     Seattle Mariners  Kansas City Royals  Cincinnati Reds  Arizona Diamondbacks  Second stint with Mariners 

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox baseball biography
| name=Willie Bloomquist
| image=bloomquistwin.jpg
| caption=Bloomquist with the Arizona Diamondbacks
| position=Utility player
| bats=Right
| throws=Right
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|11|27}}
| birth_place=Bremerton, Washington
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate=September 1
| debutyear=2002
| debutteam=Seattle Mariners
| finalleague=MLB
| finaldate=June 28
| finalyear=2015
| finalteam=Seattle Mariners
| statleague = MLB
| stat1label=Batting average
| stat1value= .269
| stat2label=Home runs
| stat2value= 18
| stat3label=Runs batted in
| stat3value= 225
| teams=
  • Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2008}})
  • Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2010}})
  • Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|2010}})
  • Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2011}}–{{mlby|2013}})
  • Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2014}}–{{mlby|2015}})

}}

William Paul Bloomquist ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|l|uː|m|k|w|ɪ|s|t}}; born November 27, 1977) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Primarily an outfielder and shortstop, he played every position, aside from catcher and pitcher, during his baseball career.

Early baseball career

High School

Bloomquist was All-State and all-league MVP in baseball at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington and was an eighth round pick in 1996 MLB draft. He was a high school teammate with former Major Leaguer Jason Ellison.

College

He chose to accept a scholarship to Arizona State University. In 1998, Bloomquist tied a College World Series single-game record with five hits in a game with Long Beach State. He was honored as Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1999 and was named first-team All-American by Baseball America. He finished his college career with a .394 (256/649) average over three seasons and was named ASU On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player.[1]

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Bloomquist was drafted out of South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington by the Seattle Mariners in the eighth round (237th overall) of the {{Baseball year|1996}} amateur draft, but was not signed.

He was drafted again by the Mariners out of Arizona State University in the third round (95th overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft and signed.

The Mariners signed Bloomquist to a contract extension through the {{mlby|2008}} season worth $1,875,000, in 2006.[2] On June 15, {{mlby|2007}}, he hit an inside-the-park home run in Minute Maid Park. On June 26, 2007, Bloomquist hit a lead-off home run in the second inning—on what was his 1,000th career at-bat.

Kansas City Royals

On January 9, 2009, Bloomquist signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Royals.[3] He played in 197 games with the Royals over parts of 2 seasons, hitting .265.

Cincinnati Reds

On September 13, 2010, Bloomquist was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later, or cash.[4] In 11 games with the Reds, he hit .333.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On January 18, 2011, Bloomquist signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5] He hit .266 in 97 games with the Diamondbacks in 2011 and re-signed with the team after the season.

Second stint with Mariners

On December 5, 2013, Bloomquist signed a two-year deal to return to the Seattle Mariners.[6] On July 2, 2015, Bloomquist was designated for assignment, and shortstop Chris Taylor called up from the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers to take his roster spot.

On March 11, 2016, Bloomquist announced his retirement on Twitter.[7][8]

Personal life

Bloomquist is married and has four daughters, Natalie, Ava, Layla and Sydney. He is Roman Catholic.[9]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/willie-bloomquist-217100|title=Willie Bloomquist|website=MLB.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2675363 |title=ESPN – Mariners sign Bloomquist to two-year, $1.875M deal |publisher=Sports.espn.go.com |date=November 27, 2006 |accessdate=October 6, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090109&content_id=3738487&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc |title=Royals sign Willie Bloomquist to two-year deal |publisher=Kansascity.royals.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=October 6, 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://marksheldon.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/09/reds_acquire_bloomquist_from_k.html |title=Reds acquire Bloomquist from KC |publisher=Marksheldon.mlblogs.com |date=September 13, 2010 |accessdate=October 6, 2011}}
5. ^{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Steve |url=http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110118&content_id=16454148&vkey=news_ari&c_id=ari |title=Heilman returns to D-Backs with eye on rotation |publisher=MLB.com |date=January 18, 2011 |accessdate=January 19, 2011}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10083830/seattle-mariners-sign-willie-bloomquist-2-year-deal|title=Willie Bloomquist rejoins Mariners|publisher=ESPN|date=December 5, 2013|accessdate=December 5, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/williebloom/status/708394578777255936|title=Willie Bloomquist on Twitter|work=Twitter|date=March 11, 2016|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/williebloom/status/708394578777255936|title=Make Your Last Swing Your Best Swing|work=Twitter|date=March 11, 2016|accessdate=March 13, 2016}}
9. ^Importance of Catholicism Hits Home for Diamondbacks Player, National Catholic Register. April 24, 2012

External links

{{Portal|Baseball}}{{Baseballstats|mlb=217100|espn=4603|br=b/bloomwi01|fangraphs=1066|cube=4602|brm=bloomq001wil}}
  • Baseball Prospectus (statistics)
  • {{Twitter}}
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