After seven games in 1996, Allen began his first full professional season with the Fort Myers Miracle, where he had a .305 batting average over 105 games. He was then promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats, where he spent the rest of 1997 and the entire 1998 season. In 1998, he had a .262 batting average, 82 runs batted in (RBI), and 21 stolen bases.[4] After spring training, he made the opening day roster for the 1999 Minnesota Twins season, and spent the year as the team's starting left fielder. In 137 games, Allen had a .277 batting average, 10 home runs, and 14 stolen bases. He spent most of 2000 with the Salt Lake Buzz, and played 15 games in the majors. After 57 games with the Twins in 2001, he tore his ACL in August which ended his season; the Twins released him during the offseason.[2][5]
For the rest of his career, Allen remained mostly in the minor leagues. In 2002, he played five games for the Cleveland Indians. In 2003, he played 12 games for the Florida Marlins, and he played a combined 41 games over two seasons for the Texas Rangers; his last major league game was June 2, 2005.[2] At the start of the 2006 season, the Kansas City Royals assigned him to the Omaha Royals of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), where he had a .314 batting average in 105 games.[4]
chad, allen, baseball, john, chad, allen, born, february, 1975, american, former, professional, baseball, left, fielder, played, major, league, baseball, minnesota, twins, cleveland, indians, florida, marlins, texas, rangers, chad, allenleft, fielderborn, 1975. John Chad Allen born February 6 1975 is an American former professional baseball left fielder He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians Florida Marlins and Texas Rangers Chad AllenLeft fielderBorn 1975 02 06 February 6 1975 age 49 Dallas Texas U S Batted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB April 6 1999 for the Minnesota TwinsNPB March 24 2007 for the Orix BuffaloesLast appearanceMLB June 2 2005 for the Texas RangersNPB September 27 2007 for the Orix BuffaloesMLB statisticsBatting average 269Home runs14Runs batted in84TeamsMinnesota Twins 1999 2001 Cleveland Indians 2002 Florida Marlins 2003 Texas Rangers 2004 2005 Orix Buffaloes 2007 Medals Men s baseball Representing United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Dallas Texas his father was Jackie Allen a cornerback in the National Football League 1 He attended Duncanville High School and played college baseball for Texas A amp M University from 1994 to 1996 He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft 2 Allen also served as a member of the United States national baseball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics 3 After seven games in 1996 Allen began his first full professional season with the Fort Myers Miracle where he had a 305 batting average over 105 games He was then promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats where he spent the rest of 1997 and the entire 1998 season In 1998 he had a 262 batting average 82 runs batted in RBI and 21 stolen bases 4 After spring training he made the opening day roster for the 1999 Minnesota Twins season and spent the year as the team s starting left fielder In 137 games Allen had a 277 batting average 10 home runs and 14 stolen bases He spent most of 2000 with the Salt Lake Buzz and played 15 games in the majors After 57 games with the Twins in 2001 he tore his ACL in August which ended his season the Twins released him during the offseason 2 5 For the rest of his career Allen remained mostly in the minor leagues In 2002 he played five games for the Cleveland Indians In 2003 he played 12 games for the Florida Marlins and he played a combined 41 games over two seasons for the Texas Rangers his last major league game was June 2 2005 2 At the start of the 2006 season the Kansas City Royals assigned him to the Omaha Royals of the Pacific Coast League PCL where he had a 314 batting average in 105 games 4 In 2007 Allen played for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball On December 13 2007 he was named in the Mitchell Report naming players who had used steroids 6 His playing career ended after that From 2013 2014 Allen served as the hitting coach for the New Britain Rock Cats the Twins s AA minor league affiliate 7 In 2015 he was a coach for the Chattanooga Lookouts citation needed See also editList of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell ReportReferences edit Chad Allen Biography a b c Chad Allen Statistics and History Baseball Reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved September 1 2014 1996 United States Olympic Team Roster USA Baseball Archived from the original on July 2 2014 Retrieved September 1 2014 a b Chad Allen Minor League Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved September 1 2014 Twins Place Allen on Disabled List Sun Journal August 16 2001 p 11 The Mitchell Report Name by Name Interactive Graphic The New York Times July 5 2011 Retrieved July 24 2012 Berry Adam December 27 2013 Twins announce 2014 Minor League coaching staff Twins MLB com Retrieved September 1 2014 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Chad Allen at Team USA archive June 6 2023 Chad Allen at Olympics com Chad Allen at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chad Allen baseball amp oldid 1212094146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
