Aaron Rifkin

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Aaron Kristopher Rifkin (born March 12, 1979, in Apple Valley, California) is a 6' 3" (192 cm) minor league left-handed first baseman.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] High school and college

He attended Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, California, and California State University, Fullerton. [1]

In 1999, he was a Big West Conference All-Star at DH. In 2001, he hit .300 with 16 home runs, 62 runs scored ,and 60 RBIs in 65 games for the Titans during his senior season. [2]

[edit] Minor league career

He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 54th round (1,479th overall) of the 1997 draft, and then by the New York Yankees in the 4th round (125th overall) of the 2001 draft. [3]

In 2001, he hit .318 with a .559 slugging percentage in his first pro season for the Staten Island Yankees, was a Short-Season A All-Star first baseman, the Northwest League All-Star first baseman, and the Northwest League Most Valuable Player. [4]

In 2003, he hit 19 home runs with 90 RBIs for the Trenton Thunder in AA.

In 2004, he hit a career-high 23 home runs for Trenton. In May of 2004, he was Player of the Week, hitting .462 (12-for-26) with two doubles and three home runs. [5]

In December 2004, he was selected by the Seattle Mariners from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft.

On May 1, 2005, he was voted PCL Player of the Week. [6]

In December 2005, he was selected by the Chicago Cubs from the Mariners in the Rule 5 draft. The Cubs then traded him to the Colorado Rockies the same month, for a player to be named later.

In 2006, he began the season on the disabled list after undergoing surgery on his right labrum. [7]

In 2007, he played for the Tulsa Drillers in AA. [8] He hit .272 with 14 home runs, and was 5th in the league with 36 doubles and 6th with 76 RBIs. [9]

[edit] Spouse and children

He is married, and has a daughter. [10]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Basseball Cube
  2. ^ Titan Sports
  3. ^ Baseball Cube
  4. ^ Baseball Cube
  5. ^ Trenton Thunder Media Release
  6. ^ Minor League Baseball
  7. ^ Tulsa Drillers
  8. ^ Tulsa Drillers
  9. ^ Minor League Baseball
  10. ^ Tulsa Drillers

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