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Sam Fuld, (born November 20, 1981, from Durham, New Hampshire) is a professional baseball player, and currently plays outfield for the Chicago Cubs organization.

Baseball career

High school

He is a graduate of Oyster River Middle School, and Phillips Exeter Academy. He was named a 2000 Preseason First Team All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, USA Today, and Fox Sports, listed 19th among the 100 Top High School Prospects of 2000 by Baseball America, and also selected the New Hampshire 2000 Gatorade High School Player of the Year. He was a four-time Central New England Prep School Baseball League All-Conference player. At Exeter, he was a three-time captain and four-time MVP of the varsity baseball team. He was also a guest on Sports Roundtable with Andrew Collins, a talk radio show on WPEA 90.5 FM.

College

He was an economics major at Stanford University, from which he graduated in 2004. He was a 4-year starter. He earned All-American honors in each of his first two seasons, and All-Pac-10 honors each of his first 3 seasons. He is Stanford's all-time leader in runs scored and at bats. He broke Stanford's single-season record and paced the Pac-10 with 110 hits during his sophomore campaign. Diving for a ball in his second-to-last game in college, he broke his shoulder and tore his labrum. The injuries forced a full year of rehabilitation.

Minor leagues

In 2004, the Cubs drafted him for a second time (in the 10th round) after he turned down their offer in 2003 (after being drafted in the 24th round) to finish his senior year at Stanford.

In 2005 he hit .300 with a .377 obp and 18 stolen bases in 443 at bats for the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League, a Class A league.

In 2006 he hit .300 with a .378 obp and 22 steals in 353 at bats for the Daytona Cubs of the Florida State League, a Class A+ league. He was named to the league All-Star team.

In 2007 he began the season with the Tennessee Smokies in the Southern League. Through May 1st, he was batting .321.

Recognition and awards

• 2000 - Preseason First Team All-American
• 2000 - Listed 19th on Baseball America's 100 Top High School Prospects list
• 2000 - New Hampshire Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year
• Set the all-time College World Series record for career hits
• 2001 - Freshman 2nd team All-America OF
• 2001 - Pac-10 Conference All-Star OF
• 2002 - 1st team College All-American OF
• 2002 - College World Series All-Tournament Team OF
• 2002 - Pac-10 Conference All-Star OF
• 2003 - Summer League First-Team All-American OF
• 2003 - Pac-10 Conference All-Star OF

Miscellaneous

• Each year during the baseball off-season, Fuld returns to Stanford University, where he is currently pursuing a master's degree in statistics.

• He is the son of Kenneth Fuld (Chairman of the psychology department at the University of New Hampshire) and Amanda Merrill, and got his start playing baseball when he and his grandmother played with whiffle balls.

• He was diagnosed with Type I juvenile diabetes when he was 10.

References

• Stanford biography
• A closer look at Sam Fuld, April 12, 2001
• Baseball Cube stats and bio
• "All Access Pass with the Cubs Sam Fuld; Covering all the bases and center with Fuld," 5/22/06
• "Batting it around; Psychologist studies dynamics of a hit, a passion his son shares," 8/24/06
• Tennessee Smokies bio

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