Colby Rasmus
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Colby Ryan Rasmus
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut April 7, 2009
- Born August 11, 1986 in Columbus, GA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Colby Rasmus was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2005 amateur draft. He made his pro debut that year with the Johnson City Cardinals, hitting .296 with 7 home runs, 27 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 62 games. He began the 2006 campaign with the Swing of the Quad Cities, where he hit .310 with 11 homers and 50 RBIs and swiped 17 bases. He was then promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals, with whom he hit .254 with 5 home runs, 35 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.
Rasmus went 0 for 2 as the backup CF to Justin Upton for the USA in the 2007 Futures Game.
Rasmus was with Team USA for the 2007 Baseball World Cup. He hit .382/.500/.706 to lead the team in OPS, beating out tourney MVP Jayson Nix. Rasmus made the tourney All-Star outfield alongside Frederich Cepeda and Trent Oeltjen; he was one of two players from the US to make the All-Star cut. He hit a leadoff homer against David Bergman in the US's 5-0 semifinal win over the Dutch national team and hit a 3-run inside-the-park homer against Spain. The US won the Gold Medal, the first time it had done so in a Baseball World Cup in over 30 years.
Colby Rasmus made the Cardinals' roster in spring training 2009. In his major league debut on April 7, he went 2 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
