Glen Barker
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Glen F. Barker
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
- School College of Saint Rose
- Debut April 7, 1999
- Final Game October 7, 2001
- Born May 10, 1971 in Albany, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Glen Barker played for the Houston Astros. He appeared in two postseason games. He was originally selected in the 1993 amateur draft by the Detroit Tigers. He hit three home runs in his career.
He is one of only seven non-pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball (through 2006) to have played at least 100 games and have more games played than plate appearances; Barker has 197 plate appearances in 235 games played.
Barker later was Pacific Rim Scouting Director for the Astros. In 2011 and 2012, he was the minor league baserunning coordinator for the San Diego Padres.
