David Alan Staton (born April 12, 1968) is an American former

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. He played for the

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from 1993 to 1994.

Amateur career

A native of

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, Staton graduated from

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, and played

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for

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and

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. In 1988, Staton played

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for the

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of the

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(CCBL). He was named league MVP for Brewster, leading the league in home runs in a year when the league featured future major league sluggers Frank Thomas and

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. Staton was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2004. Staton was selected in the 5th round of the

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by the Padres.

Professional career

Staton began his professional career playing for the

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in 1989. The following season, he played for the

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and the

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. In 1991, he was promoted to the Padres' Triple A affiliate Las Vegas Stars, and played there again in 1992. Staton made his Major League debut for San Diego on September 8, 1993, in a 3–2 home win over the

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. In that game, he had three at bats but no hits and two strikeouts. Staton appeared in 17 games for San Diego that season, was at bat 42 times, and had 11 hits, 7 runs, and 5 home runs. In the 1994 season, he played in 29 games for the Padres, was at bat 66 times, had 12 hits, 6 runs, and 4 home runs. His final major league game was played on May 19, 1994, in a 9–5 loss to the

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. During his time with the Padres, Staton wore the number 31 jersey. After the 1994 season, he was selected by the

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in the 1994 Rule 5 draft, but spent the 1995 season with the

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of the

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, and was not called up to the major league level.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Staton, Dave 1968 births Living people Major League Baseball first basemen San Diego Padres players Spokane Indians players Riverside Red Wave players Wichita Wranglers players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players New Orleans Zephyrs players Orange Coast Pirates baseball players Brewster Whitecaps players Baseball players from Seattle Baseball players from Orange County, California Tustin High School alumni