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**Greg Halman**
Greg Halman
	Seattle Mariners — No. 69
	Center fielder
	Born: August 26, 1987 (age 22); Haarlem, Netherlands
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Gregory Anthony Halman (born August 26, 1987 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a Minor League Baseball center fielder in the Seattle Mariners organization of Major League Baseball. According to Baseball America, he is the Mariners 2009 #1 prospect.^[1]He graduated from Mendel College in North Holland in June, 2004.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Seattle Mariners

Halman was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Seattle Mariners on June 26, 2004 by scouts Wayne Norton, Bob Engle and Peter Van Dalen. He participated in the 2004 Mariners Arizona Instructional League playing for the Peoria Javelinas.

He began his professional career in 2005 by playing 26 games with the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners. He played all three outfield positions. He recorded a season-high three RBIs on July 9 against the Arizona League Royals. He went 4 for 5 with a run and first career home run on July 10 against the Arizona League Giants. Halman hit .438 against lefties, compared to .219 against right-handed pitchers. He participated in 2005 Arizona Instructional League.

In 2006, he hit .259 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI in 28 games for the Low-A Everett AquaSox. He finished 3rd on the team with 10 stolen bases. He hit safely in 21 of 28 games. He recorded a season-high 12-game hit streak, batting .309 from June 21 to July 4. He had eight multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits on July 19. He was placed on the disabled list on July 22 through the remainder of the season with a fractured right hand.

In 2007, Halman showed his power potential by hitting 20 home runs combined for Everett and Single-A Wisconsin. He was named to the Short-Season A and Northwest League All-Star teams and was also named the Short-Season A Player of the Year.^[2] For 2008, he was promoted to High-A High Desert to start the season. After batting .268 with 19 home runs and 53 RBI in 67 games, he was promoted to Double-A West Tennessee where he hit 10 more home runs. He ended the season with 29 total home runs and also stole 31 bases. This performance led him to be named the Mariners' Minor League Player of the Year.^[3]

[edit] World Baseball Classic

Halman played for the Netherlands in the 2009 World Baseball Classic^[4]^[5] and began the 2009 season with Double-A West Tennessee.^[6]

[edit] Personal life

Halman speaks four languages, Dutch, English, Spanish, and Papiamento. He grew up speaking Dutch and English and learned Spanish in 2005, his first year in the United States.^[7]

[edit] References

^ Matt Eddy (2008-12-05). "Mariners Top Ten prospects". baseballamerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267278.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ "Greg Halman Awards". thebaseballcube.com. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/Awards/H/Gregory-Halman.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ "Mariners name Greg Halman Minor League Player of the Year". MLB.com. 2008-11-14. http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081114&content_id=3679722&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ Jonathan Mayo (2009-01-21). "Classic set to showcase future stars". MLB.com. http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090121&content_id=3760498&vkey=wbc&team=. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ Jonathan Mayo (2009-02-27). "Halman ready for Classic challenge". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090225&content_id=3880872&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
^ Jason Churchill (2009-01-05). "M's sow seeds of promise". seattlepi.com. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/394874_mfarm06.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ Jonathan Mayo (2009-01-21). "Prospect Halman on the fast track". MLB.com. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090119&content_id=3749395&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

[0] Matt Eddy (2008-12-05). "Mariners Top Ten prospects". baseballamerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267278.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[1] "Greg Halman Awards". thebaseballcube.com. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/Awards/H/Gregory-Halman.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[2] "Mariners name Greg Halman Minor League Player of the Year". MLB.com. 2008-11-14. http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081114&content_id=3679722&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[3] Jonathan Mayo (2009-01-21). "Classic set to showcase future stars". MLB.com. http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090121&content_id=3760498&vkey=wbc&team=. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[4] Jonathan Mayo (2009-02-27). "Halman ready for Classic challenge". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090225&content_id=3880872&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

[5] Jason Churchill (2009-01-05). "M's sow seeds of promise". seattlepi.com. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/394874_mfarm06.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[6] Jonathan Mayo (2009-01-21). "Prospect Halman on the fast track". MLB.com. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090119&content_id=3749395&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

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