Sean Halton
| Sean Halton | |
|---|---|
 Halton with the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Free agent | |
| First baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: June 7, 1987 San Francisco, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 2013, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 17 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Sean Michael Halton (born June 7, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Career
Halton attended Fresno High School and Fresno City College.[1] After two years at FCC, he then attended Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. He was drafted by Milwaukee in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB Draft. That year, he played for the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. He played part of the 2010 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League and then ended the season with the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[citation needed]
In 2011, Halton spent the entire season in the AA affiliate (Huntsville Stars). Halton spent all of 2012 with the Nashville Sounds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. After spending all of 2013 spring training with the big league club, Halton was sent to Nashville to begin the season.[citation needed]
Halton made his major league debut for the Brewers on June 27, 2013 against the Chicago Cubs. In a pinch-hit at-bat, Halton singled off of Cubs pitcher Matt Garza to record his first major league hit in his first major league plate appearance.[citation needed]
Halton was outrighted off the Brewers roster on March 18, 2014. He was drafted by the Orioles in the Triple-A phase of the 2014 Rule 5 draft.[2] He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.[3]
On March 9, 2016, Halton signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On April 1, 2016, Halton signed with the Broncos de Reynosa of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on May 7, 2016.
On January 3, 2017, Halton signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers.[4] He was released in March 2017.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/06/26/3362334/former-fresno-high-fresno-city.html
- ^ "2014 Rule 5 Draft Results." Major League Baseball. December 11, 2014. Retrieved on December 11, 2014.
- ^ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. November 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Beck, Jason (January 10, 2017). "Tigers sign Minors contracts with 22 players". MLB.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Eddy, Matt (March 29, 2017). "MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS: MARCH 18-24". Baseball America. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Fresno City Rams baseball players
- Lewis–Clark State Warriors baseball players
- Helena Brewers players
- Arizona League Brewers players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Tigres del Licey players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Bowie Baysox players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Lancaster Barnstormers players
- Sportspeople from San Francisco
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball outfielders