Justin Huber
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use Australian English Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Justin Patrick Huber (Template:IPAc-en; born 1 July 1982) is an Australian former professional baseball player. A first baseman and outfielder, Huber has played in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Australian Baseball League. He has also played for the Australian national baseball team in international competitions.
Career
New York Mets
Huber attended Beaconhills College and was signed as an international free agent as a catcher by the New York Mets in 2000.
Kansas City Royals
Huber was one of the top prospects within the Mets organisation when he was traded to the Kansas City Royals before the 2004 trade deadline for José Bautista. Huber underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee in August, ending his season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
This injury ended Huber's catching career, and by the time he made his major league debut on 21 June 2005, he was a first baseman. He made his first career appearance in the outfield on 17 September 2007 against the Chicago White Sox.
San Diego Padres
On 26 March 2008, Huber was traded to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He hit his first career home run on 20 April 2008, against Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Minnesota Twins
Huber signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins in February 2009 and Huber received a September callup when the rosters expanded.[1]
He was released at the end of the season and signed with the Hiroshima Carp for 40 million yen with 5.5 million in bonuses.[2]
On 19 November 2010 while playing for the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League he was re-signed by the Twins to a minor league contract.[3] After a poor spring, he was released by the Twins to make room for Scott Diamond.
He signed with Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for 2011 season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Career statistics from Script error: No such module "String".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Baseball navbox Template:Baseball navbox Template:Australia roster 2009 Baseball World Cup Template:Australia roster 2013 World Baseball Classic
- Pages with script errors
- Pages with broken file links
- 1982 births
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Australian expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from Australia
- Binghamton Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Living people
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Norfolk Tides players
- Omaha Royals players
- Portland Beavers players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- San Diego Padres players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Basketball players from Melbourne
- Hiroshima Toyo Carp players
- Somerset Patriots players
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Melbourne Aces players
- Australian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Tigres de Aragua players
- Australian expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Leones del Escogido players
- Peoria Saguaros players
- Arizona League Royals players
- Kingsport Mets players
- Capital City Bombers players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen