Royce Clayton

Royce Clayton
Shortstop
Born: (1970-01-02) January 2, 1970
Burbank, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1991, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2007, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average .258
Home runs 110
Runs batted in 723
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Royce Spencer Clayton (born January 2, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and has appeared in two films.[1] He is currently the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Oaks Christian School [2]

Early Life

Clayton was born in Burbank, California.

Baseball Career

San Francisco Giants

He was drafted out of St. Bernard High School in Playa del Rey in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants, and made his major league debut for the Giants on September 20, 1991.[3] He played for the Giants for the first five seasons of his baseball career.

St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox

In 1997, Clayton was selected to represent the St. Louis Cardinals at the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He also won a ring in the 2007 World Series since he played 8 games with the Boston Red Sox and started one.

Post-Baseball Career

Oaks Christian School

Clayton was hired as the head varsity coach at Oaks Christian School on August 31, 2016 to oversee the high school and middle school baseball programs.

Film appearances

In the 2002 film The Rookie, Clayton is played by Jorge Sanchez in a brief appearance.[4] The 1999 time frame portrayed in the film shows Clayton playing for the Texas Rangers.

Clayton portrayed Miguel Tejada in the 2011 film Moneyball.[5]

See also

References

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