Eric Patterson
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| Chicago Cubs — No. 4 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 8, 1983 Tallahassee, Florida |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 6, 2007 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
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Eric Scott Patterson (born April 8, 1983 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs; he has played most of his career as a second baseman.[1] Patterson made his major league debut with the Cubs on August 6, 2007.
Although Patterson was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 23rd round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft out of Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, he did not sign and went on instead to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology. With the Yellow Jackets, Patterson was named an Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star three times (2002-2004) and an All-American twice (in 2002 on the Freshman 1st Team, and in 2004 on the 3rd team). He was named to the USA Baseball team twice, in 2002 and 2003.[2] Patterson was selected in the 8th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cubs.
Patterson played in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game in Pittsburgh,[3] and was ranked the sixth-best prospect in the Cubs organization by Baseball America prior to the 2007 season.[4] He collected his first major league hit on August 7, 2007 by singling against Woody Williams in a game against the Houston Astros.
He is the younger brother of Cincinnati Reds outfielder Corey Patterson.
[edit] References
- ^ "Cubs bring up Patterson from Triple-A". MLB.com (2007-08-06).
- ^ "Player Bio: Eric Patterson". CSTV.com.
- ^ "2006 Futures Game Rosters". Baseball America.
- ^ "Top 10 Prospects: Chicago Cubs". Baseball America (2007-02-05).
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
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