Casey Kotchman
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — No. 35 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2004 for the Anaheim Angels | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through August 23, 2006) |
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| Batting Average | .227 |
| OPS | .641 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| RBI's | 43 |
Casey John Kotchman (born February 22, 1983 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He hit his first Major League home run on August 5, 2005. In 47 games in 2005, Kotchman had 7 home runs and 22 runs batted in.
Following a senior season in high school in which he led his team to a state title and was named Florida's Mr. Baseball (beating out fellow Angels teammate Jeff Mathis), Kotchman was a first-round pick by the Angels.
His father, Tom, is a scout and minor-league coach within the Angels organization. Since the elder Kotchman was the scout of Florida-area talent (where the family lived), the Angels didn't want to tip their hand to their interest in the star and didn't allow him to report or have access to the organization's scouting of his son. [1]
In 2006, the Angels moved 2005 starter Darin Erstad to center field, announcing that Kotchman would likely open the season at first base. After struggling in his at bats early in 2006, Kotchman was placed on the disabled list due to the effects of mononucleosis in early May.
| The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
|---|---|
| Coaching Staff | Manager: Mike Scioscia • Bench: Ron Roenicke • Pitching: Mike Butcher • Hitting: Mickey Hatcher • Bullpen: Orlando Mercado • First Base: Alfredo Griffin • Third Base: Dino Ebel |
| Rotation | John Lackey • Ervin Santana • Joe Saunders • Kelvim Escobar • Jered Weaver |
| Bullpen | Héctor Carrasco • Greg Jones • Darren Oliver • Francisco Rodríguez • Scot Shields • Justin Speier |
| Catchers | Jeff Mathis • José Molina • Mike Napoli |
| Infielders | Orlando Cabrera • Chone Figgins • Shea Hillenbrand • Maicer Izturis • Howie Kendrick • Casey Kotchman |
| Outfielders | Robb Quinlan • Garret Anderson • Tommy Murphy • Vladimir Guerrero • Gary Matthews, Jr. • Reggie Willits |
| Disabled List: | Bartolo Colón • Juan Rivera |
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