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Gerald Lee Laird III (born November 13, 1979 in Westminster, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers. Laird was originally a second round draft choice of the Oakland A's in 1998, and was traded to the Rangers before the 2002 season, along with Ryan Ludwick, Jason Hart, and Mario Ramos, for first baseman Carlos Pena and pitcher Mike Venafro. Laird won the Rangers' starting catching job in spring training in 2004, but after dislocating his thumb in a home plate collision in May, 2004, ended up on the disabled list and lost his starting job to Rod Barajas. After spending most of the 2005 season in AAA, Laird took over as the backup catcher for the Rangers in 2006.
[edit] Career Statistics
Gerald Laird (Updated as of September 17, 2006)
|
Games |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BA |
| Career |
152 |
451 |
80 |
124 |
30 |
2 |
10 |
46 |
3 |
.275 |
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