Garrett Atkins
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Garrett Bernard Atkins (born December 12, 1979 in Orange, California) has been the third baseman for the Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies since 2003. He bats and throws right handed. Atkins is one of the Colorado Rockies best premier offensive players, along with Todd Helton, and Matt Holliday. In 2005 he led the Colorado Rockies in RBI with 89, and all major league rookies. He was also solid defensively especially at Coors Field.
High school career
Garrett Atkins attended University High School in Irvine, California. As a senior, he was named the Irvine World News All-City MVP, after posting a .557 batting average, along with a school single-season record 13 home runs.2005 season
- In June, Atkins was named the National League Rookie of the Month. He topped all NL rookies in hits (39), at-bats (107) and doubles (9), while compiling a .533 slugging average and .381 on-base percentage. His 26 RBI for the month were second-most in Colorado team history by a rookie, trailing only Todd Helton's 29 in August of 1998. In 2005 Atkins hit .287 with 13 home runs and 89 runs batted in.
- An injury during spring training prior to the 2005 season opened the door for rookie Jeff Baker to play the first 12 games of his big league career.
- The highlight of his young career occurred on June 28, 2005. Atkins hit a game-winning grandslam off Houston Astros relief pitcher Russ Springer in front of a home crowd at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.
2006 season
- Garrett stole his first ever base in a game on June 9 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. He had previously been caught stealing in his 2 other attempts.
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | .AVG | .SLG | .OBP |
| 262 | 930 | 126 | 266 | 61 | 1 | 25 | 159 | 91 | 128 | 2 | .286 | .434 | .352 |
External links
- [ESPN] - profile and daily updates
- [Baseball Reference] - statistics and analysis
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