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BATS<br />
RIGHT<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 3 years, 77 days<br />
OPENING DAY AGE 33<br />
BORN 9/29/79 in Tucson, AZ<br />
RESIDES Kimberling City, MO<br />
Over the last three seasons with Cleveland (2010-<br />
12), has totaled 33 home runs, 37 doubles and 114<br />
RBI in 242 games…is the son of former Cardinals<br />
pitching coach Dave Duncan and brother of former<br />
major league outfielder Chris Duncan.<br />
2012 Spent the season with the Indians and hit<br />
.203 (47-for-232) with 11 HR, 10 2B and 31 RBI in<br />
81 games…made appearances at LF (55), DH (16),<br />
RF (2) and 1B (1)…was 1-for-7 in pinch-hit apps…hit<br />
.306 (11-for-36) with 4 HR and 10 RBI in July but<br />
only batted .120 (6-for-50) in August and was designated<br />
for assignment on Aug 29.<br />
2011 Made the Indians Opening Day roster and<br />
had four stints in the majors: April 1–June 18,<br />
June 24–July 16, Aug 5–15 and Aug 19 through season’s<br />
end…had a pair of 2-HR games in September,<br />
including hitting 2 off Justin Verlander on Sep 7 vs.<br />
DET…hit .265 (22-for-83) with 7 2B, 7 HR and 23<br />
RBI in 26 games.<br />
2010 Started the year at Triple-A Columbus and<br />
was promoted to Cleveland on May 19 after Grady<br />
Sizemore was placed on the DL…hit .231 (53-for-<br />
229) with 11 HR and 36 RBI in the majors…made<br />
38 starts at LF, 15 at DH, 5 in RF and 2 at 1B…hit<br />
.301 (44-for-146) with 11 2B, 6 HR and 34 RBI in 38<br />
games at Triple-A.<br />
2009 Named International League MVP after<br />
batting .277 (125-for-452) with 85 runs, 30 2B,<br />
30 HR and 99 RBI in 123 games with Triple-A<br />
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY)…led the IL in runs,<br />
HR, RBI and XBH…named a Topps Triple-A All-Star,<br />
Topps IL Player of the Year and a mid- and postseason<br />
IL All-Star…went 3-for-15 (.200) with 1 RBI<br />
in 11 games over two stints with the Yankees<br />
(July 31 and Sep 7–Oct 4).<br />
2008 Made his first career Opening Day roster<br />
and hit .175 (10-for-57) with 3 2B, 1 HR and 6 RBI<br />
in 23 games over two stints with the Yankees…<br />
hit .239 (38-for-252) with 12 HR and 44 RBI in 58<br />
games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.<br />
2007 Hit .257 (19-for-74) with 7 HR and 17 RBI in<br />
34 games with the Yankees (10 starts at DH, 4 at<br />
RF and 2 at 1B)…hit .303 (10-for-33) against LHP…<br />
had his contract purchased from Triple-A on<br />
2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> › SHELLEY DUNCAN<br />
FIRST BASEMAN I OUTFIELDER<br />
SHELLEY DUNCAN 64<br />
David Shelley Duncan<br />
THROWS<br />
RIGHT<br />
HEIGHT<br />
6'5"<br />
WEIGHT<br />
215<br />
ACQUIRED Signed as a minor league free<br />
agent, 1/22/13<br />
SIGNING SCOUT Mike Baker (Yankees)<br />
203<br />
July 20 and made his major league debut that<br />
night vs. the Rays, starting at DH and going 1-for-4<br />
with 1 RBI…his 8th-inning single off Brian Stokes<br />
was his first career hit…was 2-for-4 with 2 HR and<br />
4 RBI on July 22 vs. TB, be<strong>com</strong>ing the first Yankee<br />
since 1947 to hit as many as 3 HR in his first 4<br />
major league games (according to the Elias Sports<br />
Bureau)…was named Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s<br />
Player of the Year…ranked 2nd in the IL in HR and<br />
RBI at the time of his call-up…named as the DH<br />
for both the Topps and Baseball America Triple-A<br />
All-Star teams.<br />
2006 Split the season between Double-A and<br />
Triple-A but missed almost a month with a midseason<br />
abdominal injury…<strong>com</strong>bined to hit .249<br />
(98-for-394) with 25 2B, 20 HR and 65 RBI.<br />
2005 Led the Eastern League in home runs (34)<br />
and ranked 2nd in RBI (92) and XBH (64)…became<br />
the first Double-A Trenton (Yankees) player to<br />
appear in all 142 games in a season, setting a<br />
personal career high…won the EL Home Run Derby<br />
and was selected by Baseball America as the Best<br />
Power Prospect in the EL following the season…<br />
was named a mid- and postseason EL All-Star.<br />
2004 Hit .248 (105-for-424) with 19 HR and 78<br />
RBI for Class-A Tampa…ranked 3rd in the Florida<br />
State League in home runs and 4th in RBI.<br />
2003 Had 8 HR and 47 RBI in 91 games for<br />
Tampa…was placed on the DL with a right shoulder<br />
strain on Aug 6 and missed the remainder of<br />
the season.<br />
2002 Hit .267 (95-for-356) with 14 HR and 56 RBI<br />
in 101 games with Class-A Greensboro (NYY)…<br />
broke his right hand on Aug 13 and missed the<br />
rest of the season.<br />
2001 Made his pro debut with Short-A Staten<br />
Island.<br />
PERSONAL Selected by the Yankees in the second<br />
round of the 2001 June Draft…played college<br />
ball at the University of Arizona, where he ranks<br />
as their all-time HR leader (55) and holds the<br />
single-season HR record (24)…was a consensus<br />
First-Team All-American in 2001…graduated from<br />
Canyon del Oro (Ariz.) High School in 1998.<br />
ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN <strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC.<br />
Shelley Duncan
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