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Dave Hajek
David Vincent Hajek (born October 14, 1967) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1995 to 1996 for the Houston Astros. A native of Roseville, California, Hajek attended San Juan High School (California), San Juan High School and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was signed by the Astros as an amateur free agent in 1989, and appeared in 13 games for the big league club in 1995 and 1996. References External links , oRetrosheet oPelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League) 1967 births Living people Asheville Tourists players Baseball players from California Cal Poly Pomona Broncos baseball players Chatham Anglers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Houston Astros players Jackson Generals (Texas League) players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball infielders Minor league baseball coaches Navegantes del Magallanes player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. Although there are many rules to baseball, in general the team playing offense tries to score runs by batting balls into the field that enable runners to make a complete circuit of the four bases. The team playing in the field tries to prevent runs by catching the ball before it hits the ground, by tagging runners with the ball while they are not touching a base, or by throwing the ball to first base before the batter who hit the ball can run from home plate to first base. There are nine defensive positions on a baseball field. The part of the baseball field closest to the batter (shown in the diagram as light brown) is known as the "infield" (as opposed to the "outfield", the part of the field furthest from the batter, shown in the diagr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |