Derrick Lamont Gibson (born February 5, 1975) is an American former professional baseball
outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
who played for two seasons. He played for the
Colorado Rockies of the
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
(MLB) for seven games in
left field
In baseball, a left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system ...
during the
1998 Colorado Rockies season
The Colorado Rockies' 1998 season was the sixth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. They played home games and hosted the 1998 Major League Baseball A ...
and ten games in
right field during the
1999 Colorado Rockies season.
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1975 births
Living people
African-American baseball players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Arizona League Rockies players
Baseball players from Florida
Bend Rockies players
Calgary Cannons players
Colorado Rockies players
Duluth-Superior Dukes players
El Paso Diablos players
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball outfielders
Mexican League baseball outfielders
Mississippi Braves players
New Haven County Cutters players
New Haven Ravens players
Pastora de los Llanos players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
People from Winter Haven, Florida
Pericos de Puebla players
Richmond Braves players
Salt Lake Stingers players
Tucson Sidewinders players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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