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Newhan's father is ], a Hall of Fame baseball writer first for the '']'', then for the '']'', and the 2000 recipient of the Hall of Fame's ],<ref name="jvl"/> who spent 44 years as a sportswriter in the Los Angeles area covering the Angels, the Dodgers, and the national baseball scene until his retirement in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/baseball/ironpigs/all-schulercolumn.6893447may10,0,6046703.story |title=Topic Galleries |publisher=mcall.com |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Newhan's father is ], a Hall of Fame baseball writer first for the '']'', then for the '']'', and the 2000 recipient of the Hall of Fame's ],<ref name="jvl"/> who spent 44 years as a sportswriter in the Los Angeles area covering the Angels, the Dodgers, and the national baseball scene until his retirement in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/baseball/ironpigs/all-schulercolumn.6893447may10,0,6046703.story |title=Topic Galleries |publisher=mcall.com |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>


Newhan was an ] at ] in ].<ref name="wp">{{cite journal| last = Arangure Jr. | first = Jorge | title = O's Newhan Touches All the Bases and Finds a Home| journal = Washington Post| pages = | publisher = | date = March 21, 2005| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55314-2005Mar21.html}}</ref> He starred in high school, but only received scholarship offers at the ] level.<ref name="fo"></ref> Newhan was an ] at ] in ].<ref name="wp">{{cite journal| last = Arangure Jr. | first = Jorge | title = O's Newhan Touches All the Bases and Finds a Home| journal = Washington Post| pages = | publisher = | date = March 21, 2005| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55314-2005Mar21.html}}</ref> He starred in high school, but only received scholarship offers at the ] level.<ref name="fo">{{cite web|url=http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:MnSw5uiWT_gJ:www.fansonly.com/schools/pepp/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/071504aaa.html+david+newhan+pepperdine&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=66 |title=FansOnly.com |publisher=72.14.209.104 |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>


==College== ==College==
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After a season at Cypress, Newhan was recruited to play ] alongside star ] ] at ] in {{By|1993}}. Head coach Jim Morris had lied to him about the position, however, and he ended up playing first base.<ref name="wp"/> After a season at Cypress, Newhan was recruited to play ] alongside star ] ] at ] in {{By|1993}}. Head coach Jim Morris had lied to him about the position, however, and he ended up playing first base.<ref name="wp"/>


He therefore transferred to ] the following year. At Pepperdine, he ] .313 with 15 ]s and 71 ]s in 103 games in {{By|1994}} and {{By|1995}}.<ref name="nymlb"></ref> He was All-] as a ] in 1995, after leading the league in ] and home runs. He graduated from Pepperdine in 1995 with a ] degree. He therefore transferred to ] the following year. At Pepperdine, he ] .313 with 15 ]s and 71 ]s in 103 games in {{By|1994}} and {{By|1995}}.<ref name="nymlb">{{cite web|url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=209315 |title=NewYork.Mets.MLB.com |publisher=NewYork.Mets.MLB.com |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref> He was All-] as a ] in 1995, after leading the league in ] and home runs. He graduated from Pepperdine in 1995 with a ] degree.


==Minor leagues== ==Minor leagues==
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====2004==== ====2004====
In {{mlby|2004}} with the Orioles, he had 42 ] through 100 ]s, and were it not for a ] appearance in which he flied out he would have had a 21-game hit streak. He finished with a .311 batting average, seven ] (seventh in the AL), 8 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts. He hit .343 with runners in scoring position, and .400 with runners in scoring position and 2 out. One of his more exciting hits was an ] off ] with a runner on base on a drive off the ] wall on July 21 against the ] at ].<ref name="mlb"></ref> In {{mlby|2004}} with the Orioles, he had 42 ] through 100 ]s, and were it not for a ] appearance in which he flied out he would have had a 21-game hit streak. He finished with a .311 batting average, seven ] (seventh in the AL), 8 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts. He hit .343 with runners in scoring position, and .400 with runners in scoring position and 2 out. One of his more exciting hits was an ] off ] with a runner on base on a drive off the ] wall on July 21 against the ] at ].<ref name="mlb">{{cite web|author=By&nbsp;Gary Washburn&nbsp;/&nbsp;MLB.com |url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bal/news/bal_gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20040721&content_id=805608&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp |title=Boston.Redsox.MLB.com |publisher=Boston.Redsox.MLB.com |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>


====2005==== ====2005====
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===New York Mets (2007)=== ===New York Mets (2007)===
Newhan signed a free agent one-year, $575,000 contract with the ] on January 5, {{mlby|2007}}, turning down an offer from the ].<ref name="nyp">{{cite journal| last = Morrissey | first = Michael | title = Mets Add Newhan To Bench| journal = New York Post| pages = | publisher = | date = January 6, 2007| url = http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:YcwlfEqyDJgJ:www.nypost.com/seven/01062007/sports/mets/mets_add_newhan_to_bench_mets_michael_morrissey.htm+david+newhan&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=24 }}</ref><ref name="bs"></ref> Newhan signed a free agent one-year, $575,000 contract with the ] on January 5, {{mlby|2007}}, turning down an offer from the ].<ref name="nyp">{{cite journal| last = Morrissey | first = Michael | title = Mets Add Newhan To Bench| journal = New York Post| pages = | publisher = | date = January 6, 2007| url = http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:YcwlfEqyDJgJ:www.nypost.com/seven/01062007/sports/mets/mets_add_newhan_to_bench_mets_michael_morrissey.htm+david+newhan&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=24 }}</ref><ref name="bs">{{dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref>


Newhan was used mainly as a pinch hitter by the Mets for much of April and early May 2007, but was given a great deal of playing time after that due to a slew of injuries that landed several Mets starters on the disabled list. Newhan hit .200, driving in only four runs (including a solo home run) with the Mets, as he played ] and second base. On June 8, the Mets optioned Newhan to the ]. In July, the Mets recalled Newhan from the Zephyrs, sent him down, and recalled him once again. In 108 at bats with the Triple-A team through the end of July, he batted .358/.405/.569. Newhan was sent to Triple-A New Orleans after the season, but declined the assignment, making him a free agent.<ref>{{cite web|author=By&nbsp;Marty Noble&nbsp;/&nbsp;MLB.com |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071107&content_id=2294809&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Mets re-sign Anderson to two-year deal &#124; MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Newhan was used mainly as a pinch hitter by the Mets for much of April and early May 2007, but was given a great deal of playing time after that due to a slew of injuries that landed several Mets starters on the disabled list. Newhan hit .200, driving in only four runs (including a solo home run) with the Mets, as he played ] and second base. On June 8, the Mets optioned Newhan to the ]. In July, the Mets recalled Newhan from the Zephyrs, sent him down, and recalled him once again. In 108 at bats with the Triple-A team through the end of July, he batted .358/.405/.569. Newhan was sent to Triple-A New Orleans after the season, but declined the assignment, making him a free agent.<ref>{{cite web|author=By&nbsp;Marty Noble&nbsp;/&nbsp;MLB.com |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071107&content_id=2294809&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Mets re-sign Anderson to two-year deal &#124; MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>
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====2009==== ====2009====
On January 29, {{By|2009}}, Newhan re-signed as a non-roster free agent with the Astros, who invited him to spring training.<ref></ref> He did not make the team out of spring training, and on March 29, Newhan was released. On July 23, 2009 Newhan was signed by the ].<ref></ref> On January 29, {{By|2009}}, Newhan re-signed as a non-roster free agent with the Astros, who invited him to spring training.<ref>{{cite web|author=POSTED: 3:55 pm EST January 29, 2009 |url=http://www.theindychannel.com/mlb/18597277/detail.html |title=Astros sign IF Newhan |publisher=Theindychannel.com |date=January 29, 2009 |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref> He did not make the team out of spring training, and on March 29, Newhan was released. On July 23, 2009 Newhan was signed by the ].<ref>{{cite web|author=By&nbsp;Alyson Footer&nbsp;/&nbsp;MLB.com |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090329&content_id=4083918&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Newhan Released by Astros |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=March 29, 2009 |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>


==Playing style== ==Playing style==
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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Nicknamed "Son of Scribe," because his father, Ross, is a long-time baseball writer for the ],<ref name="jvl"></ref> Newhan was a solid student while growing up in California, and later at Pepperdine, but he never considered following in his father's journalistic footsteps. "Playing seemed a lot more fun than writing," he says. "My dad writes at home, and one thing I've seen a lot of is his cussing up a storm, yelling at the laptop. I understand what the sportswriter goes through. I don't think anyone has to worry about me pulling an ]."<ref name="si">{{cite journal| last = Jeff Pearlman| first = Stephen Cannella| title = Inside Baseball – Sportswriter's Son: An Unlikely Source| journal = Sports Illustrated| pages = | publisher = | date = June 22, 1999| url = http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:cU9Rt21b48MJ:sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/baseball/mlb/news/1999/06/22/bb0628/+david+newhan+pepperdine&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=52}}</ref> Nicknamed "Son of Scribe," because his father, Ross, is a long-time baseball writer for the ],<ref name="jvl">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Newhan.html |title=JewishVirtualLibrary.org |publisher=JewishVirtualLibrary.org |date=July 4, 2004 |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Newhan was a solid student while growing up in California, and later at Pepperdine, but he never considered following in his father's journalistic footsteps. "Playing seemed a lot more fun than writing," he says. "My dad writes at home, and one thing I've seen a lot of is his cussing up a storm, yelling at the laptop. I understand what the sportswriter goes through. I don't think anyone has to worry about me pulling an ]."<ref name="si">{{cite journal| last = Jeff Pearlman| first = Stephen Cannella| title = Inside Baseball – Sportswriter's Son: An Unlikely Source| journal = Sports Illustrated| pages = | publisher = | date = June 22, 1999| url = http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:cU9Rt21b48MJ:sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/baseball/mlb/news/1999/06/22/bb0628/+david+newhan+pepperdine&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=52}}</ref>


He is a member of the Pepperdine Waves Hall of Fame.<ref name="pps"></ref> He is a member of the Pepperdine Waves Hall of Fame.<ref name="pps">{{cite web|url=http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:jh7oysLykygJ:pepperdinesports.cstv.com/hallfame/waves-in-pros.html+david+newhan+pepperdine&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=25 |title=PepperdineSports.cstv.com |publisher=72.14.209.104 |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>


Newhan considers himself ]ish, but he says he has also accepted ]. <ref> Newhan considers himself ]ish, but he says he has also accepted ]. <ref>
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==

Revision as of 08:06, 18 March 2010

Baseball player
David Newhan
Philadelphia Phillies – No. --
Player/Coach
Bats: LeftThrows: Right
debut
June 4, 1999, for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
(through 2009 season)
Batting average.253
Home runs23
Runs batted in120
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David Matthew Newhan (born September 7, 1973, in Fullerton, California) is an American Major League Baseball player-coach in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Early life

Newhan's father is Ross Newhan, a Hall of Fame baseball writer first for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, then for the Los Angeles Times, and the 2000 recipient of the Hall of Fame's J. G. Taylor Spink Award, who spent 44 years as a sportswriter in the Los Angeles area covering the Angels, the Dodgers, and the national baseball scene until his retirement in 2004.

Newhan was an infielder at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. He starred in high school, but only received scholarship offers at the Division II level.

College

Newhan attended Cypress College, a junior college, in 1992. His coach experimented by putting Newhan at first base, a position that seemed peculiar for a 5' 10" player. To prepare him, the coach had Newhan put on catcher's gear, and hit grounders at him. Eventually, Newhan became so adept at first base that he played the position for the entire year.

After a season at Cypress, Newhan was recruited to play second base alongside star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra at Georgia Tech in 1993. Head coach Jim Morris had lied to him about the position, however, and he ended up playing first base.

He therefore transferred to Pepperdine University the following year. At Pepperdine, he hit .313 with 15 home runs and 71 RBIs in 103 games in 1994 and 1995. He was All-West Coast Conference as a left fielder in 1995, after leading the league in slugging and home runs. He graduated from Pepperdine in 1995 with a business administration degree.

Minor leagues

Newhan was drafted by the Oakland Athletics as an outfielder in the 17th round of the 1995 amateur draft.

He was primarily considered an outfielder until his second pro season in 1996, when then Single-A Modesto A's manager Jim Colborn, now the Texas Rangers bullpen coach, found himself in need of an infielder after the team's second baseman was injured. The night of the injury, Colborn walked through the team's parking lot and noticed a car with the license plate: "LV2TRN2." The next day, Colborn asked the team which player had that particular license plate. Newhan raised his hand. "Get your infield glove, you're going to be a second baseman," Colborn said. Newhan hit .301 that season, with a .538 slugging percentage, 25 home runs, and 17 stolen bases in 117 games.

In three years in the Athletics' minor league system, Newhan never made his way higher than Oakland's Single-A team, and despite signs of improvement, was traded with Don Wengert to the San Diego Padres organization for Jorge Velandia and Doug Bochtler in November 1997.

Newhan batted .277 over two seasons with San Diego's Double-A team. He was promoted to the Padres' Triple-A team before the 1999 season where, over 98 games, he batted .286 with 22 stolen bases.

Through 2008, his minor league batting line was .290/.369/.464, with 109 home runs in 3,331 at bats.

The Philadelphia Phillies added Newhan to their triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs team as a player-coach in April 2009, and he hit .275 for their AAA team while playing first base, second base, shortstop, third base, and the outfield.

Major leagues

Early career

Newhan made his Major League debut with the Padres in 1999. He began the 2000 season as the second baseman for the Padres, but hit for a batting average of only .150, and was soon demoted to Triple-A. While in the minors, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Desi Relaford.

The Phillies briefly kept him at Triple-A, before calling him up to the major leagues.

In the off-season, Newhan was traded to his previous club, the Padres, who then traded him back to the Phillies before the 2001 season. During the 2001 season, Newhan appeared in seven games for the Phillies before injuring his shoulder making a play in the outfield. "I ran into a wall, and it didn't move," he said. He had season-ending shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum on May 25. In October, he was released by the Phillies.

Newhan was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in February 2002 and released in October. He signed with the Colorado Rockies in May 2003, and played in their minor league system, hitting .348 with a .392 on base percentage in Triple-A. He became a free agent after the season.

Newhan signed with the Texas Rangers, which included a clause requiring the Rangers was required to release him by June 15, 2004, if he were not on the Major League team. He was not promoted, and subsequently earned his release.

Baltimore Orioles (2004–06)

The Baltimore Orioles signed Newhan in June 2004. He was hitting .328, with a .557 slugging percentage and 10 stolen bases in 10 attempts in Triple-A when the Orioles called him up.

2004

In 2004 with the Orioles, he had 42 hits through 100 at bats, and were it not for a pinch hit appearance in which he flied out he would have had a 21-game hit streak. He finished with a .311 batting average, seven triples (seventh in the AL), 8 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts. He hit .343 with runners in scoring position, and .400 with runners in scoring position and 2 out. One of his more exciting hits was an inside-the-park home run off Pedro Martínez with a runner on base on a drive off the center field wall on July 21 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

2005

2005 was a disappointment for Newhan. Because there were so many "everyday" starters on the Orioles, Newhan was relegated to the bench. He saw very limited action and struggled at the plate. Rarely playing on consecutive days, he claimed it was impossible to be consistent offensively. He was briefly demoted to Triple-A, where he hit .366.

2006

During spring training of 2006 he batted .400. While the Orioles had planned to use him as a backup, they started him in seven of their first ten games due to his spring stats. He had seven runs, two home runs, and three stolen bases. On his third stolen base, he slid awkwardly and had to leave the game with a broken right fibula on April 17. Newhan was placed on the disabled list and was out until the end of August. He finished the season with a .252 average and 4 home runs.

New York Mets (2007)

Newhan signed a free agent one-year, $575,000 contract with the New York Mets on January 5, 2007, turning down an offer from the Chicago Cubs.

Newhan was used mainly as a pinch hitter by the Mets for much of April and early May 2007, but was given a great deal of playing time after that due to a slew of injuries that landed several Mets starters on the disabled list. Newhan hit .200, driving in only four runs (including a solo home run) with the Mets, as he played left field and second base. On June 8, the Mets optioned Newhan to the New Orleans Zephyrs. In July, the Mets recalled Newhan from the Zephyrs, sent him down, and recalled him once again. In 108 at bats with the Triple-A team through the end of July, he batted .358/.405/.569. Newhan was sent to Triple-A New Orleans after the season, but declined the assignment, making him a free agent.

Houston Astros (2008)

2008

On January 29, 2008, he signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros, who invited him to spring training. Newhan split the season between Triple-A Round Rock, where he hit .308 .with a .535 slugging percentage, and the Astros, where he batted .260 in 64 games (and .408 in games that were late and close), primarily at second base.

2009

On January 29, 2009, Newhan re-signed as a non-roster free agent with the Astros, who invited him to spring training. He did not make the team out of spring training, and on March 29, Newhan was released. On July 23, 2009 Newhan was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Playing style

Newhan hits lefty and righty pitchers equally well. His swing is compact and level, mostly generating line drives and groundballs. He has batted from every position in the batting order, but has mostly been batted second through 2008.

Newhan plays all infield positions, except shortstop, as well as all outfield positions. Through 2008, he had played 4 games at first base, 57 games at second base, 29 games at third base, and over 300 games split among the three outfield positions. His range is average both in the infield and outfield, and he throws accurately.

Personal life

Nicknamed "Son of Scribe," because his father, Ross, is a long-time baseball writer for the Los Angeles Times, Newhan was a solid student while growing up in California, and later at Pepperdine, but he never considered following in his father's journalistic footsteps. "Playing seemed a lot more fun than writing," he says. "My dad writes at home, and one thing I've seen a lot of is his cussing up a storm, yelling at the laptop. I understand what the sportswriter goes through. I don't think anyone has to worry about me pulling an Albert Belle."

He is a member of the Pepperdine Waves Hall of Fame.

Newhan considers himself Jewish, but he says he has also accepted Jesus Christ.

His entrance music is Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G..

References

  1. ^ "JewishVirtualLibrary.org". JewishVirtualLibrary.org. July 4, 2004. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  2. "Topic Galleries". mcall.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Arangure Jr., Jorge (March 21, 2005). "O's Newhan Touches All the Bases and Finds a Home". Washington Post.
  4. ^ "FansOnly.com". 72.14.209.104. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  5. "NewYork.Mets.MLB.com". NewYork.Mets.MLB.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  7. By Gary Washburn / MLB.com. "Boston.Redsox.MLB.com". Boston.Redsox.MLB.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  8. ^ Morrissey, Michael (January 6, 2007). "Mets Add Newhan To Bench". New York Post.
  9. Blogs.BaltimoreSun.com
  10. By Marty Noble / MLB.com. "Mets re-sign Anderson to two-year deal | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  11. "Houston Astros Sign Brian Moehler, David Newhan to Minor League Contracts | All American Patriots: Politics, economy, health, environment, energy and technology". All American Patriots. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  12. POSTED: 3:55 pm EST January 29, 2009 (January 29, 2009). "Astros sign IF Newhan". Theindychannel.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. By Alyson Footer / MLB.com (March 29, 2009). "Newhan Released by Astros". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  14. As of July 4, 2007, Newhan's batting average against lefties was just 6 points higher than against righties, while his OPS was just 3 points higher against righties than against lefties.
  15. Jeff Pearlman, Stephen Cannella (June 22, 1999). "Inside Baseball – Sportswriter's Son: An Unlikely Source". Sports Illustrated.
  16. "PepperdineSports.cstv.com". 72.14.209.104. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  17. "Newhan, David". Jews in Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  18. "Stump the Abramowitz". The Israel Baseball League. InfinityProSports. Retrieved September 30, 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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