Collin Cowgill
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Collin Brannen Cowgill is a Major League Baseball
outfielder
for the Arizona Diamondbacks
. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft
from the University of Kentucky
.
In his final season at Kentucky, he was named a third-team All-American by Rivals.
On July 26, 2011 Cowgill was called up from Triple-A Reno.
Cowgill's first career home run occurred on August 28, 2011 against the San Diego Padres.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft
2008 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft continued Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, and was held on June 5 and 6, 2008.-First round selections:* Did not sign...
from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
.
In his final season at Kentucky, he was named a third-team All-American by Rivals.
On July 26, 2011 Cowgill was called up from Triple-A Reno.
Cowgill's first career home run occurred on August 28, 2011 against the San Diego Padres.