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Caleb Hamilton Makes MLB Debut With Minnesota
July 17, 2022 | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Former Oregon State infielder Caleb Hamilton became the 42nd Beaver to make his Major League debut Sunday when his Minnesota Twins took on the Chicago White Sox at Target Field.
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Hamilton, who lettered for the Beavers from 2014-16, came on as a defensive substitution for catcher Gary Sanchez in the top of the eighth. He caught a foul ball for the Twins' first out of the inning. He later grounded out to short in the bottom half of the eighth.
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Hamilton earned a call up to Minnesota on Friday from Triple-A St. Paul, where he was batting .252 with eight doubles, 10 home runs and 35 runs batted in while seeing action in 49 games.
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The Woodinville, Wash., native was a 23rd-round draft choice by Minnesota in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He played in 149 games over three seasons for the Beavers, where he batted .223 with 12 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 53 RBI.
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He is the third Beaver to make his MLB debut this season, joining Steven Kwan (Cleveland Guardians) and Adley Rutschman (Baltimore Orioles).
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Hamilton, who lettered for the Beavers from 2014-16, came on as a defensive substitution for catcher Gary Sanchez in the top of the eighth. He caught a foul ball for the Twins' first out of the inning. He later grounded out to short in the bottom half of the eighth.
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Hamilton earned a call up to Minnesota on Friday from Triple-A St. Paul, where he was batting .252 with eight doubles, 10 home runs and 35 runs batted in while seeing action in 49 games.
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The Woodinville, Wash., native was a 23rd-round draft choice by Minnesota in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He played in 149 games over three seasons for the Beavers, where he batted .223 with 12 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 53 RBI.
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He is the third Beaver to make his MLB debut this season, joining Steven Kwan (Cleveland Guardians) and Adley Rutschman (Baltimore Orioles).
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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