| Full name is Phillip (Phil) Joseph
Nevin...married to wife Kristin...has three children: daughter
Koral and sons Tyler and Kyle...participated in the 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003 and 2004 Padres' Winter Caravans...started at third
base forTeam USA during the 1992 Olympics, batting .219 with 2
home runs and 6 RBI during the tournament...had 3 hits, including
a homer and 3 RBI in a 10-9 win over Chinese Taipei...won the
1992 Golden Spikes Award as the nation's top amateur baseball
player after batting .402 with 22 home runs and 86 RBI for Cal
State Fullerton...was named MVP of the College World Series despite
the fact the Titans lost the championship game...also honored
as the third baseman on The Sporting News All-American Team...batted
.439 (25-57) in postseason play during his Fullerton career, hitting
safely in 15 of 16 games...additionally, lettered for three years
as a place kicker on the Fullerton football team...on September
23, 1989, kicked a game-tying field goal as time expired, lifting
the Titans to a 41-41 tie with San Diego State at then-Jack Murphy
Stadium...the Aztecs were quarterbacked by Mark McGwire's younger
brother Dan...graduated from El Dorado High School in Placentia,
CA, where he was a teammate of major leaguer Bret Boone...was
originally drafted by Los Angeles in the 3rd round of the 1989
June draft, but chose to attend Cal State Fullerton...signed by
Astros scout Ross Sapp.
2005 Highlights:
Acquired by Texas from San Diego on July 30 in exchange for RHP
Chan Ho Park...batted .237 with 12 home runs and 55 RBI in 102
games with the Padres and Rangers in 2005. Texas: Batted .182
(18-99) with 3 home runs and 8 RBI in 29 games with Texas...was
acquired by the Rangers on July 30, joining the team that day
in Toronto...made Rangers debut on July 31 at Toronto, going 0-4
in a start as designated hitter...doubled in the first inning
on August 3 vs. Tampa Bay to record first Texas hit...went 3-4
with HR, double, RBI and career-high 4 runs scored on August 4
vs. Tampa Bay...was first American League homer since August 17,
1998 vs. Chicago (AL), while with the Angels...hit safely in 7
straight games from August 3-9 after going 0-8 in first 2 games
with the Rangers...went 8-62 (.129) in last 20 games...made lone
start in the field at first base on September 4 at Kansas City...struck
out in only at-bat on September 11 vs. Oakland and was ejected
by home plate umpire Gary Darling...started 25 games as designated
hitter and one at first base...started just 7 of last 38 games...was
1-3 as a pinch hitter for Texas.
San Diego: Batted .256 (72-281) with 11 doubles, 9 home runs
and 47 RBI in 73 games for San Diego...appeared in 71 games at
first base and 2 as catcher...started final 2 games with the Padres
at catcher, his first starts at the position since August 9, 1999
at Montreal...hit .167 (7-42) over first 10 games in 2005...batted
.302 (52-172) with 6 HR and 36 RBI over 45 games from April 16-June
5 to raise average to .276...recorded career-high 13-game hit
streak from April 16-29...tallied exactly one hit in first 12
games of the streak, becoming first major leaguer with one hit
in 12 consecutive games since Richie Sexson from July 1-12, 2003...also
recorded a 12-game hit streak from May 24-June 5...hit .194 (13-67)
in final 18 games with San Diego to lower average from .276 to
.256...recorded 1,000th career hit with a triple in the 6th inning
on May 31 vs. Milwaukee...on the disabled list from June 26-July
17 with a strained oblique muscle in his left side...finished
Padres career ranked among all-time franchise leaders in home
runs (2nd, 156), slugging percentage (2nd, .503), RBI (3rd, 573),
strikeouts (3rd, 669), hits (5th, 842), doubles (T5th, 158), batting
average (6th, .288), run scored (7th, 428), at-bats (7th, 2928),
on-base percentage (8th, .359), walks (8th, 325) and games played
(9th, 806).
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