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Batting average
  
.242

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Damon Buford

Runs batted in
  
218

Home runs
  
54


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Education
  
University of Southern California

Damon Jackson Buford (born June 12, 1970) is a former American Major League Baseball center fielder with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs between 1993 and 2001. Buford was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Buford batted and threw right-handed. He is the son of former Major League Baseball player Don Buford.

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College career

Buford played at the University of Southern California. His Trojan teammates included Bret Barberie, Brett Boone, Jay Hemond, and Jeff Cirillo.

Notable trades

  • In the winter of 1992, he played in the Australian Baseball League with the Perth Heat.
  • On July 28, 1995, Buford was traded by the Orioles with Alex Ochoa to the Mets for a player to be named later and Bobby Bonilla. The Mets sent Jimmy Williams, a minor leaguer to complete the trade.
  • On January 25, 1996, he was traded by the Mets to the Rangers for Terrell Lowery.
  • On November 6, 1997, he was traded by the Rangers with Jim Leyritz to the Red Sox for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman, and Aaron Sele.
  • On December 12, 1999, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Cubs for Manny Alexander.

    • Personal life

    His father Don Buford also played for the USC Trojans and in the major leagues and later worked as hitting coordinator of the Hannibal Cavemen, under manager Jay Hemond, who played at USC while Don was hitting coach.

    References

    Damon Buford Wikipedia
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