Choo Freeman

Choo Freeman
Freeman during his tenure with the Colorado Rockies in 2006.
Free Agent — No. --
Center fielder
Born: December 20, 1979 (1979-12-20) (age 31) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 4, 2004 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.225
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	29
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2004-2006)

Raphael Deseption "Choo" Freeman on October 20, 1979 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a free agent Major League Baseball outfielder.

Freeman was an impressive football player in high school, setting a state record by catching 50 touchdowns for Dallas Christian High School in Mesquite, Texas and being selected three times to the all-state team. In his overall athletic career at Dallas Christian, he helped the school win six state championships in various sports and signed with Texas A&M to play football, but chose baseball when he selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft.

Freeman spent four years making his way through various entry level Single-A minor league affiliates of the Rockies, even being selected as the Rockies top prospect by Baseball America in 2000, before getting promoted to the Double-A Carolina Mudcats in 2002. With Carolina, he hit .291 with 12 home runs and 15 stolen bases and was selected as a "Southern League" All-Star causing his stock to rise in the organization.

In 2003, he found himself starting in center field for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Rockies Triple-A affiliate, a position he would retain for most of the next couple of seasons. His best season with the Sky Sox was in 2004 where he hit .297 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI.

He made his major league debut with the Rockies on June 4, 2004, against the San Francisco Giants as a pinch hitter. He got his first two major league hits the next day in his first start for the Rockies, also against the Giants. However, he hit only .189 that season and wound up back with the Sky Sox in 2005.

After hitting .280 with the Sky Sox in 2005, Freeman rejoined the Rockies for limited action in September before making the team full time for the 2006 season as a reserve outfielder. He hit .237 in the 88 games he played in during the 2006 season.

On February 2, 2007, Freeman was released by the Rockies.^[1]

On February 14, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he failed to make the major league roster out of spring training and was reassigned to the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. He hit .270 in 121 games with the 51s and stole 48 bases becoming a free agent after the season ended.

Personal

Freeman is a cousin of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter.^[2]

Freeman joined the League of Champions February 2010. This league includes some of the greatest minds of football as demonstrated each year when the members use that knowledge to compete against one another. This league is led by Jerred ‘Coot’ Carter.

References

1. ^ The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: News: Notes: Rockies release Freeman
2. ^ Scout.com: Choo Freeman Signed to Minor Contract

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• (Freeman) chooses baseball over A&M - Baseball America article

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Name	Freeman, Choo
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Date of birth	December 20, 1979
Place of birth	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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