Chone Figgins

Desmond DeChone ("Chone") Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ("Chone" is pronounced "Sean.")

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A fourth-round draft pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 1997 amateur draft, Figgins attended Brandon High School in Florida where he was third-team High School All-American as a senior. He was acquired by the Angels in a trade in 2001 for Kimera Bartee.

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Figgins made his major-league debut in 2002 for the World Series-winning Angels, used mostly--and effectively--as a pinch runner. His first full season in the majors was 2004. His breakout year came in 2005, when he was moved from nearly the bottom of the batting order to leadoff hitter and used his speed to steal a major-league high 62 bases, which also set a new Angels team record.

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