Batting average .258 Role Baseball player Name Royce Clayton Spouse Samantha Davies (m. 2001) | Runs batted in 723 Weight 83 kg Home runs 110 Height 1.83 m Movies Moneyball | |
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Children Elijah Clayton, Niya Clayton, Imani Clayton, Royce Clayton, Jr. | ||
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Royce Spencer Clayton (born January 2, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and has appeared in two films. He is currently the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Oaks Christian School.
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- Southbat youth wood bat royce clayton testimonial
- Biography
- San Francisco Giants
- St Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox
- Texas Rangers
- Oaks Christian School
- Film appearances
- References
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Biography
Clayton was born in Burbank, California. Between 1991 and 2007, he was married to British Olympic sprinter Samantha Davies.
San Francisco Giants
He was drafted out of St. Bernard High School in Playa del Rey in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants, and made his major league debut for the Giants on September 20, 1991. He played for the Giants for the first five seasons of his baseball career.
St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox
In 1997, Clayton was selected to represent the St. Louis Cardinals at the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He also won a ring in the 2007 World Series since he played 8 games with the Boston Red Sox and started one.
Texas Rangers
In April 2000, Clayton had a heated confrontation in the clubhouse weight room with teammate Chad Curtis that nearly came to blows, after Curtis insisted on turning off rap music that Clayton was playing whose lyrics Curtis objected to.
Oaks Christian School
Clayton was hired as the head varsity coach at Oaks Christian School on August 31, 2016 to oversee the high school and middle school baseball programs.
Film appearances
In the 2002 film The Rookie, Clayton is played by Jorge Sanchez in a brief appearance. The 1999 time frame portrayed in the film shows Clayton playing for the Texas Rangers.
Clayton portrayed Miguel Tejada in the 2011 film Moneyball.