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Matt LaPorta

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Matthew Vincent "Matt" LaPorta (born January 8, 1985) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder. [1]

76 relations: Akron RubberDucks, All-America, American football, Arizona Fall League, At bat, Athletic scholarship, Bachelor's degree, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Baseball at the Summer Olympics, Batting average, Boston Red Sox, Brian Tallet, Canada national baseball team, CC Sabathia, Charlotte High School (Punta Gorda, Florida), Chen Kun (baseball), Chicago Cubs, China national baseball team, Cleveland Indians, College baseball, Columbus Catfish, Columbus Clippers, Designated hitter, Ezequiel Carrera, First baseman, Florida Gators, Florida Gators baseball, Fullback (gridiron football), Grand slam (baseball), Handedness, Helena Brewers, Home run, Huntsville Stars, Juan Díaz (shortstop), Left fielder, List of Florida Gators baseball players in Major League Baseball, List of Olympic medalists in baseball, List of University of Florida alumni, List of University of Florida Olympians, Major League Baseball, Mesa Solar Sox, Michael Brantley, Milwaukee Brewers, Nate Schierholtz, NBC, Pat McMahon (baseball), Port Charlotte High School, Port Charlotte, Florida, ..., Right fielder, Run batted in, Russell Branyan, Ryan Braun, Seattle Mariners, South Atlantic League, South Korea national baseball team, Southeastern Conference, Southern League (baseball), Spring training, Starting pitcher, Steve Ontiveros (pitcher), The New York Times, Triple-A (baseball), United States, United States national baseball team, University of Florida, Wang Wei (baseball), West Virginia Power, Yang Yang (baseball), 2005 College Baseball All-America Team, 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, 2006 Major League Baseball draft, 2007 College Baseball All-America Team, 2007 Major League Baseball draft, 2008 Summer Olympics. Expand index (26 more) »

Akron RubberDucks

The Akron RubberDucks are a Minor League Baseball team based in Akron, Ohio.

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All-America

An All-America team is a hypothetical American sports team composed of outstanding amateur players.

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Arizona Fall League

The Arizona Fall League is an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball which operates during the autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes.

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At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.

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Athletic scholarship

An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university or a private high school awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 13 to August 23.

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Baseball at the Summer Olympics

Baseball at the Summer Olympics unofficially debuted at the 1904 Summer Olympics, and became an official Olympic sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in cricket and batters in baseball and softball.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brian Tallet

Brian Curtis Tallet (born September 21, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Canada national baseball team

The Canadian national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Canada in international tournaments.

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CC Sabathia

Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. (born July 21, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Charlotte High School (Punta Gorda, Florida)

Charlotte High School is a historic public high school in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States serving ninth through twelfth grade students.

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Chen Kun (baseball)

Chen Kun (born 5 March 1980 in Panzhihua, Sichuan, China) is a Chinese baseball player who was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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China national baseball team

The China national baseball team is the national representative team of the People's Republic of China.

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Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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College baseball

College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education.

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Columbus Catfish

The Columbus Catfish were a minor league baseball team in Columbus, Georgia.

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Columbus Clippers

The Columbus Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Designated hitter

In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 5.11, adopted by the American League in 1973.

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Ezequiel Carrera

Ezequiel Manuel Carrera Reyes (born June 11, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization.

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First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team.

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Florida Gators

The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida.

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Florida Gators baseball

The Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball.

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Fullback (gridiron football)

A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback.

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Grand slam (baseball)

In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play.

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Handedness

In human biology, handedness is a better, faster, or more precise performance or individual preference for use of a hand, known as the dominant hand; the less capable or less preferred hand is called the non-dominant hand.

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Helena Brewers

The Helena Brewers are a Minor League Baseball team in the Pioneer League and are the Advanced Rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process.

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Huntsville Stars

The Huntsville Stars were a minor league baseball team of the Southern League, which served as the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics from 1985 to 1998 and Milwaukee Brewers from 1999 to 2014.

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Juan Díaz (shortstop)

Juan Habisail Diaz (born December 12, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent.

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Left fielder

In baseball, a left fielder (LF) is an outfielder who plays defense in left field.

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List of Florida Gators baseball players in Major League Baseball

This List of Florida Gators baseball players includes former members of the Florida Gators baseball team that represents the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, who have played in one or more regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) games.

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List of Olympic medalists in baseball

Baseball is a sport formerly contested at the Summer Olympic Games.

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List of University of Florida alumni

This list of University of Florida alumni includes current students, former students, and graduates of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

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List of University of Florida Olympians

This List of University of Florida Olympians includes over 150 students and alumni of the University of Florida who have competed or coached in the Olympic Games, as well as current or former Florida Gators coaches who have coached in the Olympics.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Mesa Solar Sox

The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League.

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Michael Brantley

Michael Charles Brantley, Jr. (born May 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Nate Schierholtz

Nathan John "Nate" Schierholtz (born February 15, 1984), is an American former professional baseball right fielder.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Pat McMahon (baseball)

Pat McMahon (born May 28, 1953) is a former American college and professional baseball coach who currently works in the New York Yankees' organization.

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Port Charlotte High School

Port Charlotte High School (PCHS) is a four-year, comprehensive, U.S. public high school located in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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Port Charlotte, Florida

Port Charlotte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States.

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Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field.

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Run batted in

A run batted in (RBI), plural runs batted in (RBI or RBIs), is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Russell Branyan

Russell Oles Branyan (born December 19, 1975) is an American former professional baseball first baseman.

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Ryan Braun

Ryan Joseph Braun (nicknamed the "Hebrew Hammer," or "Ocho," or "The Hebrewer"; born November 17, 1983) is an American baseball left fielder and first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.

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South Atlantic League

The South Atlantic League is a Minor League Baseball league with teams along the Atlantic coastline of the United States from New Jersey to Georgia.

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South Korea national baseball team

The South Korean national baseball team (대한민국 야구 국가대표팀) is the national baseball team of South Korea.

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Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the Southern part of the United States.

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Southern League (baseball)

The Southern League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Southern United States.

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Spring training

In Major League Baseball (MLB), spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.

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Starting pitcher

In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.

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Steve Ontiveros (pitcher)

Steven Ontiveros (born March 5, 1961) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Triple-A (baseball)

Triple-A (or Class AAA) is the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Mexico.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States national baseball team

The United States national baseball team is the national baseball team of the United States in international-level baseball competitions.

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University of Florida

The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university on a campus in Gainesville, Florida.

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Wang Wei (baseball)

Wang Wei (born 25 December 1978 in Beijing, China) is a baseball catcher from the People's Republic of China.

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West Virginia Power

The West Virginia Power is a minor league baseball team of the South Atlantic League, and is the Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Yang Yang (baseball)

Yang Yang (born 19 May 1986 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese baseball player who was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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2005 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans".

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2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

The 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 26,.

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2006 Major League Baseball draft

The 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7.

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2007 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans".

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2007 Major League Baseball draft

The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_LaPorta

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