Craig Stansberry

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**Craig Stansberry**

San Diego Padres — No. 11
Second Baseman
Born: March 8, 1982 (1982-03-08) (age 26)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
August 25, 2007 for the San Diego Padres
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting Average	.286
Home Runs	0
Runs Batted In	1
Teams
San Diego Padres (2007-present)

Craig Leo Stansberry (born March 8, 1982 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the San Diego Padres. He is the only player in Major League Baseball history to have been born in Saudi Arabia.

Although he was born in Saudi Arabia, Stansberry only lived there for about a month. His father spent three years there working for a building materials company.

Stansberry attended Plano High School in Texas and went on to play one year at Rice University in which he hit .309 with six home runs and 56 RBIs in 70 games. He also helped the Owls win the College World Series championship in his only year at Rice. He was then drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round (135th overall) in the 2003 Major League Baseball draft, and then signed by scout Tom Barnard. After four seasons in the Pirates organization, he was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres on December 20, 2006.

Stansberry began the 2007 season for the Portland Beavers, the Padres Triple-A team. He was called up on August 25, 2007, when everyday second baseman Marcus Giles went on the disabled list. He was batting .273 with 14 home runs and ten steals in 124 games for the Beavers at the time of his call-up.

Stansberry made his major league debut on August 25, 2007. As a pinch hitter, he singled in his first major league at bat off of Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher J.C. Romero.