Gregory Joseph Colbrunn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gregory Joseph Colbrunn (born July 26, 1969) is a former Major League baseball player and coach. Primarily a first baseman during his active career, the Fontana, California, native played in the Major Leagues for 13 seasons (1992–2004) and seven different teams. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). He served as the Boston Red Sox hitting coach during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.Colbrunn graduated from Fontana High School and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the sixth round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft, turning down a scholarship from Stanford University to begin his professional baseball career. Despite missing the entire 1991 season with an injury, he rose through the Montreal farm system and made his MLB debut with the Expos on July 9, 1992, and singled in his first at bat off Francisco Oliveras of the San Francisco Giants.
(15 December) The Arizona Diamondbacks reacquire him from the Seattle Mariners for OF Quinton McCracken and cash. [2003]
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Colbrunn's brother, Randall, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attacking a Halloween trick-or-treater in 1999. Colbrunn, who was allegedly high on methamphetamine at the time, later told authorities he thought the boy and his two companions were bugs trying to invade his home. The boy is permanently brain damaged with developmental problems and partial paralysis. (11 June 2002)
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Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 6th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
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Hit for the cycle on September 18, 2002. He hit a 2 singles, a double, a triple and 2 homeruns.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
2001 National League Championship Series
2001
TV Mini-Series
Hismelf - Arizona Diamondbacks Pinch Hitter
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sunday Night Baseball
1993-2002
TV Series
Himself - Colorado Rockies First Baseman / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman / Himself - Atlanta Braves Right Fielder / ...
2001 World Series
2001
TV Movie
Himself (Arizona Diamondbacks Infielder)
1998 National League Championship Series
1998
TV Series
Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch Hitter / Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch HItter
1997 National League Championship Series
1997
TV Series
Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch Hitter
Known for movies
2001 World Series (2001) as Himself (Arizona Diamondbacks Infielder)
Sunday Night Baseball (1993-2002) as Himself - Colorado Rockies First Baseman / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman / Himself - Atlanta Braves Designated Hitter / Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch Hitter / Himself - Atlanta Braves Right Fielder / Himself - Florida Marlins First Baseman / Himself - Montreal Expos First Baseman
1998 National League Championship Series (1998) as Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch Hitter / Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch HItter
1997 National League Championship Series (1997) as Himself - Atlanta Braves Pinch Hitter