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**Denard Span**
Denard Span
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	Minnesota Twins — No. 2
	Outfielder
	Born: February 27, 1984 (age 25); Tampa, Florida
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
	April 6, 2008 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics; (through 2009 season)
Batting average	.305
Home runs	14
Runs batted in	115
Stolen bases	41
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (2008-present);
Career highlights and awards
	Bill Boni Award (Twins' Most Outstanding Rookie) (2008);

Keiunta Denard Span (born February 27, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is a American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins. He was selected by the Twins with the 20th overall pick in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft from Tampa Catholic High School. Span turned down just over $2 million from Colorado in an offer for a predraft deal; he fell all the way to the 20th pick and cost himself around $800,000.^[1] He bats and throws left-handed and is known for his exceptional speed.

[edit] Professional career

He spent the 2006 season as a member of the Twins Double-A affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats, and 2007 with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. He was competing with Carlos Gomez for the 2008 starting center field job for the Twins, but lost to Gomez and began the season in Rochester. However, by the end of the year, Span became the starting center fielder and retained that position throughout 2009.

[edit] References

^ Talent emerging from 2002 draft," by Keith Law from Scouts, Inc. accessed on ESPN.com, accessed 2007-06-04

[edit] See also

List of Major League Baseball triples champions

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube

[Law-0] Talent emerging from 2002 draft," by Keith Law from Scouts, Inc. accessed on ESPN.com, accessed 2007-06-04

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