Bradley Ryan Fullmer is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 first baseman

First baseman

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 and designated hitter

Designated hitter

In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter , to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to...

. In an eight year career, he played for the Montreal Expos

Montreal Expos

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 (-), Toronto Blue Jays

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 (-), Anaheim Angels (-), and the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

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He hit a home run in his first major league at bat on September 2, 1997. Fullmer's best season came in 2000, while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 133 games, he hit career bests in home run

Home run

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s (32), RBIs (104), and batting average

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 (.295). Fullmer was a member of the World Series

World Series

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 Champion Anaheim Angels in 2002.

Fullmer's final game at the major league level was during the 2004 season with the Texas Rangers. He spent nearly all of out of baseball healing from injuries, before joining the Charlotte Knights

Charlotte Knights

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 near season's end, though he never played for them and would eventually retire. He attended Montclair College Preparatory School

Montclair College Preparatory School

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 where he played for Walter Steele. Fullmer went to high school with another future player, Russ Ortiz

Russ Ortiz

Russell Reid Ortiz is a retired Major League baseball pitcher. Ortiz played for the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers...

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