Stephen Drew
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Stephen Oris Drew
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
- School Florida State University
- High School Lowndes County High School
- Debut July 15, 2006
- Born March 16, 1983 in Valdosta, GA USA
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The brother of Tim Drew and J.D. Drew, shortstop Stephen Drew was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft. He made his big league debut with Arizona two years later, hitting .316 and slugging .517.
He was a second-team College All-American in 2002, a third-team College All-American in 2003, and a second-team College All-American in 2004. At his first stop in the minors in 2005, he hit .427 in 19 games in an independent league. In Single A the same year, he hit .389 and was brought up to Double A briefly. The next season he spent 83 games in the PCL, hitting 13 home runs at age 23 before being brought up to the majors. Baseball America rated him the top prospect in the PCL that year. He made the league All-Star team at shortstop.
