Denard Span Notable

b. February 27, 1984 · Minnesota Twins 2008–2012, Washington Nationals 2013–2015, San Francisco Giants 2016–2017, Tampa Bay Rays 2018, Seattle Mariners 2018

Denard Span played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 2008 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2018.

Across 1,359 games he batted .281, with 1,498 hits and 773 runs. He finished with 71 home runs, 265 doubles, 72 triples, 515 walks and 185 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples two times between 2009 and 2013, topping out at 11. He led the league in hits once, in 2014, with 184. He played 1,324 games in the outfield, with 3,198 putouts and 30 errors.

He was born in Tampa, FL, USA on February 27, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2008	MIN	93	347	70	102	16	7	6	47	50	60	18	.294
2009	MIN	145	578	97	180	16	10	8	68	70	89	23	.311
2010	MIN	153	629	85	166	24	10	3	58	60	74	26	.264
2011	MIN	70	284	37	75	11	5	2	16	27	36	6	.264
2012	MIN	128	516	71	146	38	4	4	41	47	62	17	.283
2013	WSN	153	610	75	170	28	11	4	47	42	77	20	.279
2014	WSN	147	610	94	184	39	8	5	37	50	65	31	.302
2015	WSN	61	246	38	74	17	0	5	22	25	26	11	.301
2016	SFG	143	572	70	152	23	5	11	53	53	79	12	.266
2017	SFG	129	497	73	135	31	5	12	43	40	69	12	.272
2018	SEA/TBR	137	437	63	114	22	7	11	58	51	79	9	.261
Career	—	1359	5326	773	1498	265	72	71	490	515	716	185	.281

On this day & linked events

1984

Born February 27, 1984

Tampa, FL, USA

2008

Major-league debut: Denard Span

Denard Span made a major-league debut on April 6, 2008.

2018

Final major-league game: Denard Span

Denard Span played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.

Image: Keith Allison / UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0