Dustan Mohr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dustan Mohr

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1976

Place of Birth: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Dustan Mohr

  • Dustan Kyle Mohr (born June 19, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.
  • He bats and throws right-handed. Mohr attended the University of Alabama, and in 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
  • He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 1997 draft.
  • He signed with the Minnesota Twins as a free agent on April 1, 2000.
  • Starting midway through the 2001 season, the Twins used a platoon of Mohr and Bobby Kielty in right field, causing fans to dub the duo "Dusty Kielmohr".
  • This platoon persisted on and off for two years. After four seasons in the Twins organization, Mohr was traded to the San Francisco Giants before the 2004 season.
  • Mohr struggled during the first few months before catching fire in early June.
  • His aggressive defense and clutch hitting made him a favorite among Giants fans. The Giants closed in on the division leading Los Angeles Dodgers in the last month of the season.
  • In the second to last series of the season, against the San Diego Padres, Mohr was injured as he tracked down a foul ball in right field.
  • He tripped over the bullpen mound as the ball tailed towards the stands.
  • He held on to the ball, and the Padres scored the game's winning run.
  • He did not play during the season's final series against the Dodgers. As a member of the Boston Red Sox, Dustan Mohr filled in occasionally in outfield, either replacing Trot Nixon or Coco Crisp.
  • While Crisp was out, Mohr had a spot on the major league roster, but he struggled with the big league club hitting: .175 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
  • His stint with the Red Sox was short as Mohr was demoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox where he continued to struggle at the plate.
  • He finished the 2006 season as a member of the Detroit Tigers playing for their Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens. In 2007, Mohr signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and was called up on June 23, but was released a month later [1]. Mohr signed with the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association for the 2008 season., but signed with the Colorado Rockies on May 27, 2008.
  • On June 23, the Rockies released Mohr.
  • In January 2009, he re-signed with the Wingnuts. He played with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2010.

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