Aubrey Huff BIO

• Full Name: Aubrey Lewis Huff
  
• Born: December 20, 1976 in Marion, OH
  
• Height: 6' 4''
  
• Weight: 235
  
• Bats: Left
  
• Throws: Right
  
• College: Miami, FL
  
• MLB Debut: August 2, 2000
  

Biography

Married the former Barbara (Baubi) Heaton on January 27, 2007
...They have one son, Jayce (9/4/08)
...Graduated from Brewer HS in Fort Worth, TX
...Was an all-district baseball selection but was better known for his basketball prowess
...Attended Vernon College in North Texas and had 17 home runs after never hitting more 2 in high school
...Transferred to the University of Miami and became a second-team All-America selection by Baseball Weeklyand Collegiate Baseball as a junior in 1998
...Set a UM record his final year with 95 RBI, a record that still stands
...Also led the Hurricanes as a senior in home runs (20), doubles (20) and total bases (172)
...Was a teammate of the Phillies' Pat Burrell
...Selected by Tampa Bay in the 5th round of the 1998 First Year Player Draft and was signed by Devil Rays' scout Rudy Santin
...Aubrey's father, Aubrey II, was killed as an innocent bystander in a workplace domestic dispute when Aubrey was 6 years old
...His father was shot attempting to take away a gun from an armed man who had just shot his wife
...Aubrey's mother, Fonda, raised Aubrey and his sister, Angela, as a single mom in Mineral Wells, TX
...In addition to purchasing her son a batting cage and pitching machine for their yard, Fonda, a softball player, used to pitch to her son
...While Aubrey was still in the minors, Fonda moved to St. Petersburg, FL, and landed a teach- ing job there a year before Aubrey reached the majors with the Devil Rays
...Switched to #17 in 2008 in memory of late team- mate Joe Kennedy.

2008 Highlights

In his second season with the Orioles, was named Most Valuable Oriole after leading the league in extra-base hits and set- ting new career-highs with 48 doubles and 96 runs scored.
..Won the Louisville Slugger "Silver Slugger" Award as designated hitter for the American League.
..Named to the Sporting News' 2008 American League All-Star team as the designated hitter.
..Led the American League with 82 XBH, finished 3rd with 330 TB and tied for 3rd with 48 doubles and a .321 batting average against right-handed pitching.
..Was 5th in the American League in slugging percentage (.552), 6th in RBI (108), 9th in home runs (32), 10th in daytime bat- ting average (.333) and tied for 10th in hits (182).
..His .304 average was good for 12th in the AL, and he finished tied for 16th in the loop in at-bats (598), runs (96) and intentional walks (7).
..His 154 games played were good for 17th place in the AL.
..Was named American League Player of the Week twice (weeks ending July 6 and August 31).
..Has won the award three times in his career (also August 1, 2005 with Tampa).
..Hit 32 home runs to become the first Oriole to hit 30 or more home runs in a season since Miguel Tejada hit 34 in 2004.
.. 14 of those homers either tied the game (2) or put Baltimore ahead (12).
..Hit in a career-high 19 straight games, July 22-August 11, going 30-for-77 (.390), with five doubles, a triple, five HR, 14 R and 15 RBI.
.. & Topped the 100 RBI mark for the third time in his career (also 2003 and 2004).
..Started 98 games as the designated hitter, 31 at third base and 23 at first base.
..Hit the fourth grand slam of his career and drove in four runs for the 4th time in 2008 on September 8 v CLE.
..After June 10, batted .346 (125-361) with 33 2B, 23 HR, 62 R and 77 RBI.
..Hit in 14 straight games, August 27-September 14, going 23-for-56 (.411) with 9 2B, 3 HR, 11 R and 14 RBI.
..Homered in consecutive games eight times (April 28-29, May 25-26, June 15-17 and 19-20, July 2-3 and 28-29; August 10-11 and 17-18).
..Posted five four-hit games to give him 16 in his career. Had three four-hit games in a span of 13 games, June 10-26.
..Batted .386 (39-101) with eight 2B, 3B, eight HR and 26 RBI in 26 July contests

2007 Highlights

..Played 151 games in his first season with the Orioles, making 142 starts at three positions: DH (78), 1B (49) and 3B (15).
..Has hit 15 or more home runs in 6 consecutive seasons.
..Was third on the team with 54 extra-base hits (34 doubles, 5 triples and 15 home runs).
..Batted .365 (23-63) and hit 7 of his 15 homers vs. Tampa Bay, including a walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning on May 9.
..Had two season-high 10-game hitting streaks: May 4-13, during which he batted .357 (15-42) and June 4-15, over which he hit .474 (18-38).
..Had 4 straight multi-hit games, June 12-15.
..Batted .406 (13-32) on that nine-game homestand.
..Went 1-for-4 with a 3-run home run on June 27 vs. New York to snap a career-long 143-at-bat homerless streak.
..His previous homer had come on May 10 vs. Tampa Bay.
..Joined Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken as only the 3rd Oriole to hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with 3 runs & 3 RBI on June 29 vs. the LA Angels.
..Tripled for his 1,000th career hit & collected his 200th double before adding a homer and single in that game.
..Is the only Oriole to accomplish the feat at home.
..The June 29 game marked his 10th career 4-hit game and 10th time he has scored 3 runs in a game, both matching career-highs.
..Batted .346 (62-179) with a .424 on-base percentage, .592 slugging percentage, 9 home runs and 28 RBI in 52 games beginning August 1.
..Had 19 RBI in a 22-game span, August 3-29.
..Went 2-for-3 with a grand slam, 5 RBI & a walk on August 14 at New York.
..Was his 3rd career grand slam, the other two coming in 2005.
..Went 10-for-26 with 4 home runs & 6 RBI on a 10-game homestand from August 21-30.
..Went 4-for-4 with a double and RBI on September 15 at Toronto, his second 4-hit game of the season and the 11th of his career.
..Matched his career-high with 3 runs scored on September 16 at Toronto.

Huff agrees to deal with Giants
First baseman to get one-year deal, pending physical

By Chris Haft / MLB.com

01/11/10 2:18 AM EST

The Giants filled their need for a left-handed hitter by agreeing Sunday with free agent Aubrey Huff on a one-year contract.

The deal, pending a physical, was initially reported by The Associated Press, which cited a person with knowledge of the negotiations. A baseball official wouldn't confirm the agreement to MLB.com, but indicated that the one-year accord between Huff and San Francisco was indeed in place.

Huff's a .282 career hitter with 203 home runs and 752 RBIs in 10 seasons with the Rays, Orioles, Astros and Tigers. But he's coming off a season in which he hit a career-low .241 with 15 homers and 85 RBIs in 150 games for Baltimore and Detroit.

Huff likely will occupy first base, meaning that Pablo Sandoval will play third and Mark DeRosa will man left field. Like DeRosa and Juan Uribe, who the Giants have acquired in the past two weeks, Huff has played multiple positions extensively. He has logged 361 games at third base, 320 at first and 245 in the outfield, mostly right. But Huff's apparent lack of range at third makes it more likely that he'll play across the diamond, thrusting Travis Ishikawa into reserve status.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean said last week that he wanted to find a left-handed hitter to balance a projected lineup including right-handers DeRosa, Aaron Rowand, Freddy Sanchez and Edgar Renteria.

Huff also might fit the description of the No. 5 hitter the Giants wanted for their lineup. He has batted in the middle of the order for most of his career, spending 517 games at cleanup, 300 hitting third and 264 in the fifth spot.

Huff, 33, has exceeded 100 RBIs in three separate seasons, most recently 2008, when he batted .304 with 32 homers and a personal-best 108 RBIs with Baltimore.

Huff earned an $8 million base salary last year, but the Giants likely signed him for a more modest figure. They reportedly made a two-year, $17 million offer to free-agent first baseman Andy LaRoche, who spurned the bid.

For what it's worth, Huff has been a productive hitter in the few games he has played at AT&T Park, batting .333 (4-for-12) with a homer and two RBIs.

Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.