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**Willie Bloomquist**
Willie Bloomquist
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	Kansas City Royals — No. 8
	Utility player
	Born: November 27, 1977 (age 32); Port Orchard, Washington
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 2002 for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics; (through August 19, 2009)
Batting average	.262
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	123
Teams
	Seattle Mariners (2002-2008); Kansas City Royals (2009-present);

Bloomquist with the Seattle Mariners in 2008.

William Paul Bloomquist (born November 27, 1977 in Bremerton, Washington), nicknamed The Silent Assassin, is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Kansas City Royals. He has played every position, aside from either of the battery positions, during his major league career.

At 5'11", 195 pounds, he is a versatile player, but is a limited contributor due to below average offense. He has above-average speed, leading him to be often used in late innings as a pinch runner for slower players. He is used as a defensive specialist, though he does not excel at any given position.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] 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 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 2008 season worth $1,875,000 in 2006.^[1] On June 15, 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.

[edit] Kansas City Royals

On January 9, 2009, Bloomquist signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Royals. ^[2]

[edit] Personal life

He is married and has two daughters, Natalie and Ava.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Baseball Prospectus (statistics)

[0] ESPN - Mariners sign Bloomquist to two-year, $1.875M deal - MLB

[1] Royals sign Willie Bloomquist to two-year deal

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