Terrence Deon Long (born February 29, 1976) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1999 to 2006 for the

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San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

, and

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

Career

The

drafted Long in the first round (20th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. On July 23, 1999, the Mets traded him and minor leaguer Leo Vasquez to the

for

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. The 2000 season was a stellar season for Long. He finished the season by hitting .288 with 18

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and 80 RBI's and finished 2nd in

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voting. On November 26, 2003, the Athletics traded him and

Ramón Hernández Ramón José Hernández Marin (; born May 20, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Oakland Athletics (1999–2003), San Diego Padres (2004–2005), Baltimore Orioles (2006 ...

to the

for Mark Kotsay. On November 8, 2004, the Padres traded Long,

Dennis Tankersley Dennis Lee Tankersley (born February 24, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. From 2002 through 2004, Tankersley played for the San Diego Padres. He batted and threw right-handed. Career Tankersley was originally drafted by the Bosto ...

, and cash to the

for

Ryan Bukvich Ryan Adrien Bukvich (born May 13, 1978) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles. Career Bukvich at ...

and

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. In 2006, Long signed a minor league contract with the

, who later called him to the major league level on May 21, 2006, to replace an injured

Hideki Matsui , nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played baseball in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Matsui pl ...

. On July 7, Long was designated for assignment by the Yankees and released.

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