Sean Burroughs

Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia) is the starting third baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball.

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September 12 - 1980 - Atlanta, Georgia - Third baseman - San Diego Padres - Major League Baseball

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Burroughs, who stands 6'2" tall and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg), bats left-handed but throws right-handed. He first joined the Padres major league team in 2002, after being drafted out of high school; Burroughs declined a scholarship offer to the University of Southern California to accept the Padres' contract offer.

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2002 - University of Southern California

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Burroughs, the son of 1974's American League MVP Jeff Burroughs, owns a .289 career batting average as of the end of the 2004 season. Sean Burroughs also starred in the Little League World Series as a pitcher when he was growing up in Long Beach, California.

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1974 - American League - MVP - Jeff Burroughs - Batting average - 2004 - Little League World Series - Pitcher - Long Beach, California

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