| Dallas McPherson | |
|---|---|
 McPherson with the Chicago White Sox in 2011 | |
| Third baseman /First baseman | |
| Born: (1980-07-23)July 23, 1980 (age 45) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 2004, for the Anaheim Angels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 29, 2011, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 45 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Dallas Lyle McPherson (born July 23, 1980) is an American former professionalbaseballthird baseman and current minor league coach. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theAnaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Florida Marlins, andChicago White Sox.
McPherson played atRandleman High School inRandleman, North Carolina. He was selected by theAtlanta Braves in the 44th round (1323rd overall) of the1998 First-Year Player Draft, but chose to go to college instead.
McPherson attendedThe Citadel, where he playedcollege baseball from1998 to2001. In 2000, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theCotuit Kettleers of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] He was the second rounddraft pick (57th overall) of theAnaheim Angels in the2001 First-Year Player Draft.
In 2002, McPherson played for the Angels affiliate theCedar Rapids Kernels. He ended the season with a .277 batting average with 15 home runs with 30 stolen bases and led the team with 88 RBIs and 78 bases-on-balls. He was the Angels minor league player of the year,Baseball America minor league player of the year andCalifornia League all-star in 2003, when he hit .308 with 18 homers for the A+Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Midway through his 2004 season, he shot up the ranks from Double-Aminor league affiliateArkansas Travelers to theTriple-ASalt Lake Stingers (now Salt Lake Bees).
After repeating as the Angels and Baseball America's minor league player of the year in 2004 (.313 with 20 homers for Salt Lake), McPherson was a September call-up by the Angels to fill their 40-manexpanded roster. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 2004, against theChicago White Sox as a pinch runner. His first hit was a double to left field off ofRyan Franklin of theSeattle Mariners on September 20. With third basemanTroy Glaus limited to thedesignated hitter role due to a shoulder injury, McPherson started 11 games down the stretch beginning on September 20 and was the Angels' starting third baseman in theirplayoff series versus theBoston Red Sox.
His rookie season in 2005 started out sluggishly, with hisbatting average usually around or below theMendoza Line in April. Approximately one-third into the season, McPherson's bat heated up and he began hitting like he had been projected to do, including knocking in a pair of game-winninghome runs in a series against theKansas City Royals. His season was truncated by a hip injury, however. He underwent surgery in August 2005 to remove bone spurs.
Enteringspring training in 2006, McPherson was expected to compete to be the Angels' starting third baseman. However, he did not hit well during the exhibition season, and that job fell toChone Figgins, leaving no role on the team for McPherson. As a result, McPherson began the 2006 campaign in theminor leagues. After re-discovering his home run stroke at Salt Lake, the Angels called McPherson back to the active roster in May.
McPherson spent the entirety of the 2007 season on the disabled list after choosing to have back surgery to fuse two vertebrate in his back.[3][4] McPherson was not offered a new contract by the Angels and became afree agent on December 12, 2007.
He signed a one-year deal with theFlorida Marlins on January 31,2008. Playing for the Triple-AAlbuquerque Isotopes, he batted .275 with 42 home runs and 98RBI. His 42 home runs led the minor leagues in 2008.[5] He was called up on September 1, 2008 and had two hits in 11 at-bats.[6]
On March 31,2009, McPherson was released by the Marlins.[7]
On April 11, 2009 McPherson was signed to a minor league contract by theSan Francisco Giants.[8] However, he never played a game for any team in the Giants system in 2009 due to recurring back problems.
On November 20, 2009 McPherson was signed to a minor league contract with theOakland Athletics, with an invitation to spring training; He was expected to compete for the starting 3rd base position.[9][10] But with more injury problems, Mc Pherson found himself playing with the Oakland A's Pacific Coast League affiliate, theSacramento River Cats. In 84 games, he hit .267 with 22 home runs and 75 RBI.
McPherson signed a minor league contract with theChicago White Sox on November 17, 2010. He began the season in the minors with theCharlotte Knights. He had his contract purchased by the White Sox on May 17, 2011[11] but was designated for assignment on May 30 after only playing in 11 games and hitting .133.[12]
On August 2, 2012, McPherson was released by the White Sox. He was hitting .253 with 12 HR and 47 RBI in 61 games with Charlotte.[13]
McPherson signed with thePittsburgh Pirates in August 2012.[14][15] In 22 games with theIndianapolis Indians, he hit .299.
On December 21, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with theLos Angeles Dodgers. He was released on March 20, 2013.
On May 28, 2013, McPherson signed with theYork Revolution of theAtlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was released on June 1, 2013. In 3 games he went 4-14 (.286) with 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
On January 10, 2018, McPherson was announced as the manager of theShort Season-AVancouver Canadians.[16] A year later, he was promoted to the Single-ALansing Lugnuts.
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