Shane Victorino

Baseball Player

Male

Born Nov 30, 1980

Age 32

Team San Diego Padres ...

Position Outfielder

Shane Patrick Victorino is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.

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Red Sox Down A's, Take Three Game Series
Fox News - Apr 25, 2013

Daniel Nava had a pinch-hit RBI single which proved to be the eventual game-winner as part of a three-run fifth inning, and the Boston Red Sox survived with a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics to take the three-game series at Fenway Park.David Ortiz and Shane Victorino also drove in runs in the decisive fifth frame for Boston, which responded well after dropping last night's contest, 13-0
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A's Lose To Red Sox 6 5
San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 24, 2013

A's lose to Red Sox 6-5 The A's No. 1 starter allowed six runs in four-plus innings in Oakland's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox, and the left-hander is just not fooling opponents lately. In the fourth inning Wednesday, Anderson gave up back-to-back doubles by David Ortiz and Napoli and then a two-run triple by Stephen Drew, as the Red Sox evened the score at 3-3. In the fifth, Jacoby Ellsbury reached on an infield hit; Shane Victorino doubl...
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Watch: Emotional Ceremony At Fenway Park
Huffington Post Sports - Apr 20, 2013

Wearing special home jerseys with "Boston" sewn across the chest, the Red Sox returned to Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon. More importantly, the people of Boston gathered together to resume their normals lives and root, root, root for the home team just one day after authorities aprehended the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. The Red Sox game against the Kansas City Royals was preceded by an emotional pre-game ceremony that honored the victims of the horrific at...
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Red Sox Down Rays In Extras
Fox News - Apr 14, 2013

Shane Victorino's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, on Saturday.
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1980 Birth Born on November 30, 1980.

TEENAGE

1999 18 Years Old 1 More Event

Victorino was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth round of the 1999 MLB Draft out of St. Anthony High School in Wailuku, Hawaii.

TWENTIES

2002 - 2003 2 More Events

2004 23 Years Old Victorino was again selected in the Rule 5 Draft, on December 13, 2004, by the Philadelphia Phillies. … Read More

2006 25 Years Old Victorino became a starting player when he replaced Bobby Abreu midway through the 2006 season, in right field.

2007 26 Years Old 2 More Events

He then replaced Aaron Rowand, who left by free agency, in center field in 2007.

2008 27 Years Old 3 More Events

With the Phillies, Victorino won three Gold Glove Awards, was named to two MLB All-Star Games, and was a member of the 2008 World Series champions. … Read More

2009 28 Years Old 3 More Events

On July 9, 2009 Victorino won the All-Star Game Final Vote with a record breaking 15.6 million votes, and was named the 33rd member of the National League's 2009 All-Star team. … Read More

2010 29 Years Old In 2010, he received the Tug McGraw "Good Guy Award" from the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

THIRTIES

2011 30 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2011, he had the lowest range factor of all major league center fielders, at 2.32.

2012 31 Years Old 1 More Event

In 2012 with the Phillies, he played in 101 games and hit .261 with 9 homers, 40 RBI and 24 steals.

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