Tim Raines Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tim Raines Jr.

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1979

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Tim Raines Jr.

  • Timothy Raines Jr.
  • (born August 31, 1979) is a former professional baseball outfielder who is the son of Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Famer Tim Raines.
  • He was with the Baltimore Orioles organization through 2005, playing for the Orioles in 2001 and 2003-2004.
  • He played for the New Orleans Zephyrs and Harrisburg Senators in 2006.
  • Like his father; Raines is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.
  • He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. In a three-season career, Raines is a .213 hitter with seven RBI and no home runs in 75 games. On October 4, 2001, Raines Jr.
  • played center field and his father, Tim Raines Sr., played left field, in an Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
  • They became the second major league father-son duo to play in the same game, matching the feat turned by Ken Griffey Sr.
  • and Ken Griffey Jr.
  • (with the Seattle Mariners, on August 31, 1990). Raines signed with the Chicago White Sox on March 7, 2009, to a minor league contract.
  • He then signed with the Kansas City Royals on May 29, 2009, to a minor league contract. In 2011, Raines played for the Newark Bears of the Can-Am League who were managed by his father Tim. In 2017, the Orioles named Raines the hitting coach for the Short-Season A affiliate Aberdeen IronBirds.

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