Toby Hall
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| Chicago White Sox — No. 44 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: October 21, 1975 Tacoma, Washington |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 15, 2000 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 44 |
| Runs batted in | 262 |
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Toby Jason Hall (born October 21, 1975 in Tacoma, Washington) is a major league catcher for the Chicago White Sox .
Hall attended El Dorado High School in Placerville, California where he earned All-State honors. The first time he played catcher was in his sophomore year at American River College. Then while in college he was an All-American at UNLV.
On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Hall was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation.
Hall has a tendency to dye his soul patch different colors to mark specific occasions. For example, during a 12-game winning streak in 2004, he dyed his soul patch platinum blonde. On June 24, 2006, Hall dyed his soul patch red to mark "turn back the clock night", where the Devil Rays wore throwback uniforms for the Tampa Tarpons, a Reds minor-league affiliate.
On June 27, 2006 Hall, along with Mark Hendrickson were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Jae Seo, catcher Dioner Navarro, and outfielder Justin Ruggiano.
On December 17th, 2006, Hall agreed to a 2 year deal with a club option for '09 with the Sox. He will serve as the backup to AJ Pierzynski. He will continue to wear number 44, as outfielder Brian Anderson agreed to switch to number 32 so Hall could have 44.
On July 4, 2007, Toby Hall collected his first R.B.I. of the season and his first as a member of the White Sox organization, a sacrifice fly that put the White Sox ahead 1-0 early in the game.
Hall has a number of top ten team records in the Devil Rays' organization. He ranks third in games played and doubles, fourth in at bats and RBI, seventh in runs scored and home runs, fifth in hits, and is tied with Aubrey Huff for first in sacrifice flies.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
