Dustin Majewski (born August 16, 1981) is an American former

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and

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College career

After earning 1999 Class 4A Player of the Year honors and leading Brenham High School to the Texas state championship finals, Majewski enrolled at Blinn College, where he twice earned All-Conference and All-Region honors in 2000 and 2001. Majewski transferred to the

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prior to the 2002 season. As a member of the

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, Majewski earned Third-Team All-American honors and

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All-Tournament Team honors while helping Texas to its fifth College World Series championship. Majewski was drafted by the

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in the 12th round of the

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but elected to return to Texas. In 2003, Majewski earned First-Team 2003 College Baseball All-America Team All-American honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association, ''

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'' and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. As defending national champions, Majewski and Texas returned to the 2003 College World Series, where they were eliminated by eventual national champion

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Professional career

Majewski was drafted by the

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in the 3rd round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2004, as a member of the

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, Majewski was named a starter in the 2004

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All-Star Game. In 2005, Majewski was traded to the

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for

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. Majewski would go on to make the

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All-Star Game in 2006 as a member of the

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. Later that season, after being promoted to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Majewski set a club record by hitting a home run in four consecutive games. Majewski would ultimately go on to spend his last two seasons in the Texas Rangers organization, with the

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and Oklahoma City RedHawks, before retiring after the 2009 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Majewski, Dustin 1981 births Living people All-American college baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Washington County, Texas Blinn Buccaneers baseball players Dunedin Blue Jays players Frisco RoughRiders players Kane County Cougars players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Oklahoma City RedHawks players Sportspeople from Brenham, Texas Stockton Ports players Texas Longhorns baseball players Vancouver Canadians players

College career

Professional career

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