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Robin Ventura
Baseball Player and Manager
Male
Born
Jul 14, 1967
Age
45
Team
New York Mets + C...
Position
Third baseman / M...
Robin Mark Ventura is the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is a former professional baseball player, a third baseman who played for four major league teams, most notably for the White Sox through the 1990s.
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Royals Beat White Sox 2 0Huffington Post - May 05, 2013
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Sox Take Aim At Nemesis GuthrieChicago Times - May 04, 2013
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Ominous Forecast For Sox's FloydChicago Times - May 02, 2013
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White Sox Lose Game To Rays, Floyd To InjuryHuffington Post - Apr 28, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1967
Birth
Born to parents John and Darlene Ventura on July 14, 1967 in Santa Maria, California, Ventura is of Italian descent.
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TEENAGE
1986
18 Years Old
He led the nation in runs (107), RBI (96) and total bases (204) in 69 games as a freshman in 1986.
In 1987, he had a NCAA-record 58-game hitting streak, breaking the previous record of 47; he also led Division I in RBIs two years in a row.
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TWENTIES
In 1988 he earned a spot on the gold medal-winning Olympic baseball team, batting .409 during the tournament.
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1990
22 Years Old
He was named to the 1990 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster and earned the starting third base role with the White Sox the next spring.
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1993
25 Years Old
On August 4, 1993, during a game against the Texas Rangers, Ventura was hit by a pitch thrown by Nolan Ryan.
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1997
29 Years Old
Ventura's 1997 ankle injury - a compound fracture and dislocation - also affected his leg muscles, which began to atrophy following the accident.
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THIRTIES
FORTIES
2008
40 Years Old
Ventura returned to Shea Stadium for the final game on September 28, 2008 for the closing ceremonies, with ex-teammates Edgardo Alfonzo, John Franco, Todd Zeile, and Mike Piazza.
2011
43 Years Old
Robin Ventura was named the 39th manager for the Chicago White Sox on October 6, 2011, succeeding interim manager Don Cooper (who succeeded Ozzie Guillen for two games).
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2012
44 Years Old
Ventura's first ejection as a manager came on May 30, 2012, when he was thrown out by umpire Mark Wegner while protesting Wegner's ejection of White Sox pitcher José Quintana.
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