Gary Sheffield

Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American baseball player. He was born in Tampa, Florida, where he played on the same high school team as his uncle, Dwight Gooden. Sheffield was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as an infielder. He has since played for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees as a right fielder. He bats and throws right handed.

Facts

• Sheffield has recently been linked in media reports with the controversial Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, and admitted to having used a BALCO product that contained a steroid. However, he claimed that at the time he used the product, he did not know that it contained steroids. http://www.ktvu.com/sports/3786297/detail.html
• On April 14, 2005 at Fenway Park, while playing for the New York Yankees in a game against the Boston Red Sox, Sheffield was involved in an incident where a fan apparently struck him in the face while Sheffield was attempting to field a ball hit to the outfield. Sheffield pushed the fan back prior to throwing the ball into the infield. After he threw the ball, he appeared to consider entering the stands to confront the fan, before stadium security staff appeared. Most baseball commentators concluded that Sheffield had done nothing wrong, but the incident drew headlines because of the melee in 2004 involving players and fans during a Pistons-Pacers NBA game. The Red Sox fan had his season ticket revoked, while Sheffield was not penalized by major league baseball.
• The National League batting title he won in 1992 is, to date, the only batting title won by a Padre other than Tony Gwynn.