Chad Bruce Hermansen (born September 10, 1977) is a former

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Career

Hermansen played amateur ball as a

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at Green Valley High School of

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, and the

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selected him in the first round of the June draft, with the tenth overall pick. After signing with the Pirates, Hermansen immediately emerged as a top prospect. He was a

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All-Star in , and after moving to the outfield the next year, a

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All Star and the Pirates' Minor League Player of the Year in . He earned a promotion to the major leagues at the end of that season, and made his debut against the

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on September 7, 1999. Hermansen was viewed as the Pirates' center fielder of the future, but he struggled to establish himself and lost his starting job early in . He spent parts of the next three seasons bouncing back and forth between the Pirates and Triple-A, and then was traded to the

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for

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on July 31, 2002. Lewis chose to retire rather than report to the Pirates, so the teams made a follow-up trade involving minor league players Aron Weston, Ricardo Palma, and Tim Lavery two weeks later. Hermansen spent the remainder of the season with the Cubs, and then was traded to the

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on December 4. The Cubs received

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and

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, while the Dodgers also received

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. Hermansen played in eleven games for the Dodgers in , and appeared in four more with the

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the following year. Signed by the

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of the

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in , Hermansen was released after

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only .182 in eleven games. He next signed with the

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, but played in no games before being signed by the

organization. The Padres immediately released Hermansen, however, citing arm problems as their concern. In , Hermansen played for the

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of the newly formed

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. Hermansen began the season playing for the

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, the Triple-A affiliate of the

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, though he was not on the Marlins' 40-man roster. He was acquired by the

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on August 7 for a player to be named later. Hermansen signed a minor league contract with the

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during the 07-08

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, but was released during

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. Hermansen is now an instructor at the Frozen Ropes Training Center in

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. He is a member of the

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church and is married with 3 children, and one on the way. He also works for the NCSA (the National Collegiate Scouting Association). As of the season, he is an area scout for the Angels.

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