Terrence Long

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Terrence Long

Free Agent — No.
Left fielder
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
April 14, 1996 for the New York Mets
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006 season)
Batting average	.269
Home runs	69
Runs batted in	376
Former teams
New York Mets (1999) Oakland Athletics (2000-2003) San Diego Padres (2004) Kansas City Royals (2005) New York Yankees (2006)

Terrence Deon Long (born February 29, 1976 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball, who last played for the New York Yankees. Long bats and throws left-handed. He has a career batting average of .269.

The New York Mets drafted Long in the first round (20th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. On July 23, 1999, the Mets traded him and Leo Vasquez to the Oakland Athletics for Kenny Rogers. On November 26, 2003, the Athletics traded him and Ramon Hernandez to the San Diego Padres for Mark Kotsay. On November 8, 2004, the Padres traded Long, Dennis Tankersley, and cash to the Kansas City Royals for Ryan Bukvich and Darrell May. In 2006, Long signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who later called him to the major league level on May 21, 2006 to replace an injured Hideki Matsui.

On July 7, Long was designated for assignment by the Yankees.

[edit] References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference