Tyler Sam Houston (born January 17, 1971) is an American former professional baseball

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and

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. He played eight seasons in

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(MLB) from 1996 to 2003 for the

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, and

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. In 700 games, Houston tallied 479 hits, 63 home runs and 253 RBIs for a .265 batting average. In the 1989 MLB June draft, Houston was drafted second overall (first was

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) and was the first high school player chosen. He graduated from Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Sunday July 9, 2000, Houston hit three home runs against the

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pitched for six innings and gave up Houston's first two home runs.

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gave up the third (440 ft). It was the first time in Brewers' history to receive a curtain call. He now coaches at

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