On July 28, 1995, Buford was traded by the Orioles with Alex Ochoa to the Mets for a player to be named later and Bobby Bonilla. The Mets sent Jimmy Williams, a minor leaguer to complete the trade.
On January 25, 1996, he was traded by the Mets to the Rangers for Terrell Lowery.
On December 12, 1999, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Cubs for Manny Alexander.
Personal lifeedit
Born in Baltimore, Buford grew up in Los Angeles and attended Birmingham High School. His father Don Buford also played for the USC Trojans and in the MLB and later worked as hitting coordinator of the Hannibal Cavemen, under manager Jay Hemond, who played at USC while Don was hitting coach.
^"Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^"Flintoff & Dunn's AUSTRALIAN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL". www.pflintoff.com.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
October 27, 2023
damon, buford, damon, jackson, buford, born, june, 1970, american, former, professional, baseball, center, fielder, played, baltimore, orioles, york, mets, texas, rangers, boston, chicago, cubs, major, league, baseball, between, 1993, 2001, buford, batted, thr. Damon Jackson Buford born June 12 1970 is an American former professional baseball center fielder He played for the Baltimore Orioles New York Mets Texas Rangers Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball MLB between 1993 and 2001 Buford batted and threw right handed Damon BufordCenter fielderBorn 1970 06 12 June 12 1970 age 53 Baltimore Maryland U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 4 1993 for the Baltimore OriolesLast MLB appearanceMay 15 2001 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsBatting average 242Home runs54Runs batted in218TeamsBaltimore Orioles 1993 1995 New York Mets 1995 Texas Rangers 1996 1997 Boston Red Sox 1998 1999 Chicago Cubs 2000 2001 Contents 1 Career 1 1 College career 1 2 Notable trades 1 3 Personal life 2 See also 3 Sources 4 External linksCareer editCollege career edit Buford played at the University of Southern California His Trojan teammates included Bret Barberie Bret Boone Jay Hemond and Jeff Cirillo In 1989 and 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League 1 Notable trades edit In the winter of 1992 he played in the Australian Baseball League with the Perth Heat 2 On July 28 1995 Buford was traded by the Orioles with Alex Ochoa to the Mets for a player to be named later and Bobby Bonilla The Mets sent Jimmy Williams a minor leaguer to complete the trade On January 25 1996 he was traded by the Mets to the Rangers for Terrell Lowery On November 6 1997 he was traded by the Rangers with Jim Leyritz to the Red Sox for Mark Brandenburg Bill Haselman and Aaron Sele On December 12 1999 he was traded by the Red Sox to the Cubs for Manny Alexander Personal life edit Born in Baltimore Buford grew up in Los Angeles and attended Birmingham High School His father Don Buford also played for the USC Trojans and in the MLB and later worked as hitting coordinator of the Hannibal Cavemen under manager Jay Hemond who played at USC while Don was hitting coach See also editList of second generation Major League Baseball playersSources edit Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League PDF capecodbaseball org Retrieved September 25 2019 Flintoff amp Dunn s AUSTRALIAN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL www pflintoff com External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or Pelota Binaria Venezuelan Winter League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Damon Buford amp oldid 1176272201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
