Eric Hosmer
Baseball player and World Series champion
Born
October 24th, 1989
35 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 2008 and made debut in 2011. Contributed to the Royals' World Series championship in 2015. Later signed with the San Diego Padres and continued to have a successful career in MLB.
Won the World Series with the Kansas City Royals in 2015
Led the Royals in batting average in 2016
Selected as an All-Star in 2016
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