Curtis Thigpen
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| Toronto Blue Jays — No. 7 | |
| Catcher / First Baseman | |
| Born: April 19, 1983 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 6, 2007 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 3, 2007) |
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| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| Stolen bases | 2 |
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Curtis Barnard Thigpen (born April 19, 1983 in Dallas, Texas) is a right-handed major league catcher who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays and is widely considered to be their future starting catcher. Thigpen also can play first base, second base and third base. He spent his college career at the University of Texas and won the College World Series in 2002 during which he was named to the All-Tournament Team. Thigpen was selected by the Blue Jays in the second round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft with the 57th overall pick.
In 2007 he started the season playing for the Syracuse Chiefs, the triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was called up from the minors on 5 June 2007 and made his major league debut on 6 June 2007 at Rogers Centre in Toronto against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, when he went 1-4 playing first base.
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