Trenidad Aviel Hubbard (born Trent Hubbard'
May 11, 1964) is a former
Major League Baseball
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journeyman
outfielder
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. He is an alumnus of
Southern University and A&M College
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.
Drafted by the
Houston Astros
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in the 12th round of the
1986 MLB amateur draft, Hubbard made his major league debut with the
Colorado Rockies
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on July 7, 1994 at age 30. He had two plate appearances for the Rockies in the 1995 National League division playoffs.
After signing with the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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as a free agent on Dec. 3, 1997, Hubbard had his best season in the majors. Appearing in 94 games, he hit .298 with nine stolen bases and seven home runs.
He finished his MLB career with 196 hits and a batting average of .257.
Spending parts of 19 seasons in the minor leagues, Hubbard put up some impressive numbers with 1,864 hits in the minors and a batting average of .302.
Hubbard last played professional baseball in 2005, when he split the season among three class AAA teams, the
Durham Bulls
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,
Round Rock Express
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, and
Iowa Cubs
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. He is a graduate of
South Shore High School in Chicago.
External links
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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
1966 births
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