Sean Barker
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Sean Reed Barker is a Major League Baseball
outfielder
who is currently a free agent
. He made his major league debut June 6, , with a plate appearance against Chad Qualls
of the Houston Astros
. He was hit
by the very first pitch of his major league career and then stranded on second base after advancing on a fielders choice.
Barker was a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
. He was called up from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox
to replace Steve Finley
when he was designated for assignment. He received the phone call from Tom Runnels
, his minor league
manager, informing him that he needed to be at Coors Field
in time to play in the upcoming series against the Astros, while at the movies watching "Knocked Up
".http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070605&content_id=2006944&vkey=news_col&fext=.jsp&c_id=col He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Barker retired after the 2008 season and married Jennifer Cantelmi on November 15 of that year. In 2009, Barker founded Socks-ON, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness for Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy, a hereditary disease that his mother and brother inherited. For more information about Socks-ON, please visit www.socks-on.org.
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...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He made his major league debut June 6, , with a plate appearance against Chad Qualls
Chad Qualls
Chadford Michael Qualls is a relief pitcher.-Astros:Qualls was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros. He began his career as a starting pitcher with the Michigan Battle Cats in...
of the Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
. He was hit
Hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch , or hit batsman , is a batter or his equipment being hit in some part of his body by a pitch from the pitcher.-Official rule:...
by the very first pitch of his major league career and then stranded on second base after advancing on a fielders choice.
Barker was a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
2002 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2002 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 4 and 5.This year's draft is featured in Michael Lewis' 2003 book Moneyball.-First Round Selections:-Supplemental First Round Compensation Selections:...
. He was called up from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are a minor league baseball team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's colors are red and blue. The team plays in the Pacific Coast League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the major league Colorado Rockies...
to replace Steve Finley
Steve Finley
Steven Allen Finley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Early life:Finley, who grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, attended Paducah Tilghman High School and Southern Illinois University, where he earned a degree in physiology and played for the baseball team from 1984–87.-College, Team USA,...
when he was designated for assignment. He received the phone call from Tom Runnels
Tom Runnels
Melvin Thomas Runnels is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of North Texas and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams....
, his minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
manager, informing him that he needed to be at Coors Field
Coors Field
Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...
in time to play in the upcoming series against the Astros, while at the movies watching "Knocked Up
Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a 2007 American romantic comedy drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann, the film follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between Rogen's slacker character and Heigl's just-promoted...
".http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070605&content_id=2006944&vkey=news_col&fext=.jsp&c_id=col He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Barker retired after the 2008 season and married Jennifer Cantelmi on November 15 of that year. In 2009, Barker founded Socks-ON, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness for Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy, a hereditary disease that his mother and brother inherited. For more information about Socks-ON, please visit www.socks-on.org.