Patrick Boyd

Patrick F. Boyd

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.

• School Clemson University
• High School Clearwater Central Catholic High School

• Born September 7, 1978 in Palm Harbor, FL USA

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Patrick Boyd played in the minors and for the USA national baseball team.

Boyd was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft out of high school, between Aaron Cook and Rick Ankiel, but he refused to sign. He hit .344 and slugged .506 at a freshman at Clemson. He won the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. He represented the USA in the 1998 Baseball World Cup. Backing up Willie Bloomquist in center, he was 1 for 9 with a homer (off Nicaragua's Julio Raudez. His sophomore season, he improved to .390 and slugged .695; he scored 78 runs, drove in 70 and stole 20 bases. He was third in the ACC in average behind Marshall McDougall and Jon Palmieri. He joined Matt Diaz and Tyrell Godwin on the All-ACC outfield. Baseball America named him second-team All-American alongside Larry Bigbie and Bill Scott. He slipped to .293 with 3 homers as a junior.

The Pittsburgh Pirates picked Boyd in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft (one round after Chris Young), but he refused to sign again. He was presumably injured most of his senior year as he was just 1-for-3. The Texas Rangers picked him in the 7th round of the 2001 amateur draft (one pick before Chad Bentz), and he hit .241/.313/.374 in 69 games for the Savannah Sand Gnats in his first season. Boyd also went 3-for-12 with the Port Charlotte Rangers. He recorded a .294/.381/.548 batting line for the Stockton Ports in 2003; he struggled with the AA Frisco RoughRiders as his batting line fell to .194/.278/.319, and he hit .191/.283/.345 in 68 games for the Ports in 2004. He also didn't play well in Stockton, and he batted .213/.301/.322 as his professional career ended.

Overall, Boyd hit .230/.314/.387 with 242 hits in 3 seasons in the minor leagues.