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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1977)}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Aaron Rowand | image = Aaron Rowand on August 4, 2008.jpg | caption = Rowand with the San Francisco Giants | position = [[Center fielder]] | bats = Right | throws = Right | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|29}} | birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S. |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = June 16 | debutyear = 2001 | debutteam = Chicago White Sox |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = August 30 | finalyear = 2011 | finalteam = San Francisco Giants |statleague = MLB | stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] | stat1value = .273 | stat2label = [[Home run]]s | stat2value = 136 | stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] | stat3value = 536 | teams = * [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2005}}) * [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2007}}) * [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2008}}–{{mlby|2011}}) | awards = * [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2007]]) * 2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2005}}, {{wsy|2010}}) * [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Award]] (2007) }} '''Aaron Ryan Rowand''' (born August 29, 1977) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[center fielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He played for the [[Chicago White Sox]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]], and the [[San Francisco Giants]] and won two [[World Series]] championships. During his playing days, Rowand stood {{convert|6|ft|m}} tall and weighed {{convert|210|lb|kg}}. He batted and threw right-handed.<ref name="mlb"/> Born in [[Portland, Oregon]], Rowand was raised in [[Glendora, California]]. He attended [[California State University, Fullerton]], where he was named an [[All-America]]n in 1998. [[1998 Major League Baseball draft|Drafted]] by the White Sox in the first round that year, he debuted with the team in 2001. By 2004, he was the team's everyday center fielder. He hit 24 [[home run]]s in 2004, [[Batting average (baseball)|batting]] .310. In 2005, he was part of the White Sox team that defeated the [[Houston Astros]] in the [[2005 World Series|World Series]] for their first championship since 1917. After the season, he was traded to the Phillies as part of a trade that sent [[Jim Thome]] to Chicago. During his time with Chicago, Rowand was extremely popular with White Sox fans, owing to his all-out style of play. On May 11, 2006, Rowand made a spectacular catch, smashing face-first into the wall to rob [[Xavier Nady]] of a hit. He had his best season in 2007, playing in his only [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], hitting a career-high 27 home runs, winning a [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Award]], and finishing 22nd in [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]] voting. A [[free agent]] after that season, he signed a five-year, $60 million contract with the Giants. Though he led NL outfielders in [[range factor]] in 2008, his statistics were not as good as they had been earlier in his career. By 2010, he was no longer the team's regular center fielder, having lost the job to [[Andrés Torres (baseball)|Andrés Torres]]. However, Rowand became a World Series champion for the second time when the Giants defeated the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in [[2010 World Series|2010]]. In August 2011, he was [[designated for assignment]] and released. Following his playing career, he served as a backup broadcaster and minor league coach in the White Sox organization.
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