Dustan Mohr
Dustan Kyle Mohr (born June 19, 1976 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox. Dustan signed a minor league contract on January 23, 2006, and spent the first week of the 2006 season playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox before being activated on April 11, 2006 when centerfielder Coco Crisp was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Mohr attended the University of Alabama and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 1997 draft. He signed with the Minnesota Twins as a free agent on April 1, 2000.
After four seasons in the Twins organization, Mohr was traded to the Giants before the 2004 season. Mohr struggled during the first few months before catching fire in early June. His aggressive defense and clutch hitting made him a favorite among Giants fans.
The Giants closed in on the division leading Los Angeles Dodgers in the last month of the season. In the second to last series of the season, against the San Diego Padres, Mohr was injured as he tracked down a foul ball in right field. He tripped over the bullpen mound as the ball tailed towards the stands. He held on to the ball, and the Padres scored the game's winning run. He did not play during the season's final series against the Dodgers.
As a member of the Boston Red Sox, Dustan Mohr has filled in occasionally in outfield, either replacing Trot Nixon or Coco Crisp. While Crisp was out, Mohr had a spot on the major league roster, but he struggled with the big league club hitting .175 with 2 home runs and 3 runs batted in. His stint with the Red Sox was short as Mohr was demoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox where he continued to struggle at the plate. Finally on June 16, Mohr was designated for assignment by the Red Sox. Instead of accepting his assignment, Mohr became a free agent on June 21.
Career Statistics
G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | SLG | OBP |
476 | 1311 | 197 | 331 | 77 | 6 | 46 | 151 | 138 | 367 | 13 | .252 | .426 | .327 |
External link
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference