Craig Counsell

Craig John Counsell (born August 21, 1970 in South Bend, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball infielder who currently plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks and has a career batting average of .262. He has also played for the Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He attended college at Notre Dame and won the 2001 NLCS MVP Award while on his first tour on the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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August 21 - 1970 - South Bend, Indiana - Major League Baseball - Infielder - Arizona Diamondbacks - Batting average - Colorado Rockies - Florida Marlins - Los Angeles Dodgers - Milwaukee Brewers - Notre Dame

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Counsell grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and went to Whitefish Bay High School, where he played baseball. His father worked for the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Whitefish Bay - Wisconsin - Whitefish Bay High School

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Counsell is most famous for his unusual batting stance, where points the bat straight up into the air as high as he can and moves back and forth in an erratic fashion.

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