Darren Lewis Baseball player

Darren Joel Lewis (born August 28, 1967 in Berkeley, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1990), San Francisco Giants (1991–1995), Cincinnati Reds (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996–1997), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997) and Boston Red Sox (1998–2001); he played his final season in 2002 with the Chicago Cubs. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 31, 2002, but refused to report to the Pirates, choosing to retire instead.During his 13-year career, he established himself as one of top base stealers of the 1990s. He also was very good defensively. He won a NL Gold Glove Award as a member of the Giants in 1994. He made postseason appearances with the Reds in 1995, and in 1998, 1999 with the Red Sox.He was best remembered for playing with the Giants and Red Sox, where he had his best seasons. Dusty Baker, who managed the Giants during Lewis' tenure with San Francisco, named his own son after him.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 28, 1967
Birth place
Berkeley California

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 21, 1990
Career endJuly 30, 2002
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago Cubs
Oakland Athletics
position
Center fielder
teams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
throwing sideRight

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