Tug Hulett
Tug Hulett | |||
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Second baseman | |||
Born: Springfield, Illinois |
February 28, 1983 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 12, 2008, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 4, 2009, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .194 | ||
Home runs | 1 | ||
Runs batted in | 3 | ||
Teams | |||
Medal record | ||
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Men’s baseball | ||
Representing ![]() |
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Baseball World Cup | ||
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2009 Nettuno | National team |
Timothy Craig Hulett, Jr. [Tug] (born February 28, 1983 in Springfield, Illinois) is a former professional baseball second baseman. He throws right-handed and bats left-handed. His father Tim played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals.
A .332 hitter for Auburn University, Hulett was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] Hulett hit .274 in 70 games for the Single-A Spokane Indians in 2004. In 2005, he was promoted to the Single-A Clinton Lumber Kings, where he batted .265 and was a mid-season All-Star. He started 2006 in Single-A Bakersfield before being promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. He played for the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2007, hitting .272 in 132 games. On December 12, 2007, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Ben Broussard.
Hulett started 2008 with Triple-A Tacoma. After batting .302 in 71 games, Hulett was called up by the Mariners on July 10, after the release of struggling first baseman Richie Sexson. Hulett played one game in Seattle, going 1 for 3, before being sent back down to the Rainiers on July 18 when the Mariners called up first baseman Bryan LaHair.[2]
On February 15, 2009, Hulett was designated for assignment to make room for newly claimed pitcher Luis Peña from the Milwaukee Brewers;[3] he was claimed by the Kansas City Royals four days later.[4]
On November 25, 2009, Hulett was traded to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[5] On August 8, 2010 the Red Sox released him.
On August 15, 2010, he signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners and was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.
On December 23, 2010, Hulett signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. He was released on April 7, 2011.
On April 23, 2011, Hulett signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals and was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.
Hulett opened the 2012 season with Double-A Reading.
He signed with the Miami Marlins on a minor league contract in January 2013, but was released before the season started.
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Seattle Mariners players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Auburn Tigers baseball players
- Auburn Montgomery Warhawks baseball players
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Evangel Christian Academy alumni
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois
- Spokane Indians players
- Clinton LumberKings players
- Bakersfield Blaze players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Oklahoma RedHawks players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Omaha Royals players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Reading Phillies players
- Lehigh Valley IronPigs players