Calvin Pickering

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**Calvin Pickering**
Position	First Base
Team	Kansas City T-Bones
Experience	5 years
Age	29
Height	6' 5"
Weight	318
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
2005 Salary	$323,500
Place of Birth	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Selection	35th round amateur draft, 1995
Drafted by	Baltimore Orioles
Major League Debut	September 12, 1998

Calvin Elroy Pickering (born September 29, 1976 in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1998 and 2005 for the Baltimore Orioles (1998-99), Cincinnati Reds (2001), Boston Red Sox (2001), Cañeros de los Mochis (2002-2003) and Kansas City Royals (2004-05).

In a five-season majors career, Pickering posted a .232 batting average with 14 home runs and 45 RBI in 95 games played.

Pickering may be the most well-known major league player from the Virgin Islands. He also has played in Korean baseball with the SK Wyverns.

Following surgery in the 2006-2007 off season, Pickering signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Northern League and played the 2007 season there.