Tony Gwynn, Jr.

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**Tony Gwynn, Jr.**

Milwaukee Brewers — No. 22
Center fielder
Born: October 4, 1982 (1982-10-04) (age 25)
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 15, 2006 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Selected MLB statistics (through May 22, 2008)
Batting average	.253
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	15
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2006-present)

Anthony "Tony" Keith Gwynn, Jr. (born October 4, 1982 in Long Beach, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is the son of baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, nephew of former Dodger outfielder Chris Gwynn, and brother of musician Anisha Nicole.

On November 18, 2006, Gwynn married Alyse Mallek in La Jolla, California, and on October 9, 2007, their first child, a girl, Makayla Avery Gwynn, was born.

1 Baseball career
2 Transactions
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Baseball career

Gwynn made his major league debut on July 15, 2006; his first major league hit on July 19 came exactly 24 years to the day of his father's first major league hit — both doubles.^[1] Towards the end of the 2006 campaign, Gwynn received more playing time, replacing Brady Clark in the lineup. He made the Milwaukee Brewers 25-man roster following Spring Training 2007.

Late in the 2007 season, the San Diego Padres were in Milwaukee attempting to clinch a playoff berth. Closer Trevor Hoffman was one out away from sending the Padres to the playoffs, but the tying run was on second base. Tony Gwynn Jr. pinch-hit for Bill Hall against his dad's former team, and dramatically tied the game with a triple. The Padres would go on the lose the game as well as the season finale on the next day, opening the door for the Colorado Rockies to force a one-game playoff with San Diego. The Rockies defeated the Padres in a wild contest, keeping them out of the postseason.

With a focus on defense, Brewers manager Ned Yost indicated in March 2008 that Gwynn and Gabe Kapler might have a leg up on Gabe Gross for an outfield position[1]; this became true when Gross was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on April 22, 2008.

[edit] Transactions

Selected by the Atlanta Braves in 33rd Round (1000th overall) in the 2000 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)
Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2nd Round (39th overall) of 2003 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)
Jun 19, 2003 - signed by Brewers