- Toby Hall
Infobox MLB player
name = Toby Hall
width = 250px
team = Chicago White Sox
number = 44
position = Catcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|10|21
birthplace = city-state|Tacoma|Washington
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 15
debutyear = 2000
debutteam = Tampa Bay Devil Rays
statyear = July 30, 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .263
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 45
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 266
teams =
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2000-by|2006)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2006)
*Chicago White Sox (by|2007-present)Toby Jason Hall (born
October 21 ,1975 inTacoma, Washington ) is a major leaguecatcher for theChicago White Sox .Hall attended El Dorado High School in
Placerville, California where he earned All-State honors. The first time he played catcher was in his sophomore year atAmerican River College . Then while in college he was anAll-American at UNLV.On Mother's Day,
May 14 ,2006 , Hall was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished apink bat to benefit the [http://www.komen.org Breast Cancer Foundation] .Hall has a tendency to dye his
soul patch different colors to mark specific occasions. For example, during a 12-game winning streak in 2004, he dyed his soul patch platinum blonde. OnJune 24 ,2006 , Hall dyed his soul patch red to mark "turn back the clock night", where theDevil Rays wore throwback uniforms for theTampa Tarpons , a Reds minor-league affiliate.On June 27, 2006 Hall, along with
Mark Hendrickson were traded to theLos Angeles Dodgers for pitcherJae Seo , catcherDioner Navarro , and outfielderJustin Ruggiano .On December 17th, 2006, Hall agreed to a 2 year deal with a club option for '09 with the Sox. He will serve as the backup to
AJ Pierzynski . He will continue to wear number 44, as outfielder Brian Anderson agreed to switch to number 32 so Hall could have 44.On July 4, 2007, Toby Hall collected his first R.B.I. of the season and his first as a member of the White Sox organization, a sacrifice fly that put the White Sox ahead 1-0 early in the game.
Hall has a number of top ten team records in the Devil Rays' organization. He ranks third in games played and doubles, fourth in at bats and RBI, seventh in runs scored and home runs, fifth in hits, and is tied with
Aubrey Huff for first in sacrifice flies.External links
*baseballstats |mlb=150134 |espn=4550 |br=h/hallto02 |fangraphs=1210 |cube=H/toby-hall
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