Like last year we’re taking a look back at the performances by the Europeans who played in affiliated minor league ball in the United States in 2010.
Gregory Halman
Birth Date: 08/26/1987 in Haarlem, Netherlands
Throws/Bats: Right/Right
Organization: Seattle Mariners
Position: Outfield
2010 Season: 2010 marked the year Gregory Halman became a Major Leaguer. He made his debut for the Seattle Mariners on September 23 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto against the Blue Jays. He played regularly until the end of the season, but batted only .138 (OBP .167/SLG .172) in nine games in the MLB. Before being called up in September, the 23-year-old outfielder spent the whole season with the Tacoma Rainiers in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He batted .243 (OBP .310/SLG .545) with 33 homeruns, four triples, 21 doubles, 82 runs and 80 RBI in 112 games. He also struck out 169 times in 424 at bats.
Career Stats: 536 GP, 2229 PA, 2025 AB, 343 R, 499 H, 115 HR, 317 RBI, 143 BB, 716 SO, AVG .246, OBP .308, SLG .487
Highest Level: MLB (2010)
Link to Baseball-Reference.com
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Thomas De Wolf (Mets)
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Ruben Rijkhof (Braves)
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Jeroen de Haas (Mariners)
Frederic Hanvi (Twins)
Andrea Pizziconi (Diamondbacks)
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Deion Galvan (Braves)
Kalian Sams (Mariners)
Swen Huijer (Red Sox)
Rien Vernooij (Mets)
Andrea Lucati (Astros)
Kevin Weijgertse (Mets)
Björn Hato (Mets)
Max Kepler-Rozycki (Twins)
Andrei Lobanov (Twins)
Scott Ronnenbergh (Mariners)
Luca Panerati (Cincinnati Reds)
Loek van Mil (Twins)
Mike Bolsenbroek (Phillies)
Alessandro Maestri (Cubs)
Victor Velazquez (Braves)
Roberto Machado (Braves)
Alejandro Sanchez (Braves)
Eric Gonzalez (Padres)
Kai Gronauer (Mets)
Alex Liddi (Mariners)