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Don Sparks Left Field
Retired (2018, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2055) Option Years 0  
H 1802 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 03-28-1980
HR 131 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(2002)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(20 games)
RBI 846
SB 77
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF F  (1.5%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF B+ (68.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
2005 Away 68 258 20 54 9 3 2 20 22 55 0 0 0 .570 .279 .291 .081 .209
2005 Home 68 253 26 68 7 4 1 28 27 46 0 0 2 .678 .338 .340 .071 .269
2006 Away 69 240 54 84 16 3 5 30 31 42 7 1 1 .933 .429 .504 .154 .350
2006 Home 63 239 37 77 13 2 3 28 23 38 1 0 1 .810 .379 .431 .109 .322
2007 Away 72 235 36 62 12 1 6 34 29 42 2 2 2 .743 .343 .400 .136 .264
2007 Home 67 219 35 68 13 4 6 36 26 35 7 1 2 .868 .379 .489 .178 .311
2008 Away 69 273 25 71 17 1 4 36 35 48 3 2 1 .716 .342 .374 .114 .260
2008 Home 69 250 34 76 12 4 6 40 28 29 4 1 0 .830 .374 .456 .152 .304
2009 Away 70 287 35 94 22 2 6 48 28 40 8 2 0 .867 .386 .481 .153 .328
2009 Home 69 264 36 80 16 2 2 38 35 37 2 1 0 .787 .385 .402 .098 .303
2010 Away 70 274 23 73 16 2 1 36 32 39 2 2 2 .699 .348 .350 .084 .266
2010 Home 69 260 41 89 15 3 5 42 35 44 4 1 0 .903 .422 .481 .138 .342
2011 Away 69 284 41 63 11 2 6 36 49 42 3 0 0 .677 .339 .338 .116 .222
2011 Home 70 279 52 89 18 4 11 50 35 37 4 1 0 .924 .394 .530 .211 .319
2012 Away 69 290 38 71 10 3 8 38 29 47 5 2 1 .695 .312 .383 .138 .245
2012 Home 70 275 41 76 8 0 7 38 28 47 6 1 0 .726 .344 .382 .105 .276
2013 Away 69 287 45 73 10 0 8 31 38 52 6 2 1 .713 .340 .373 .118 .254
2013 Home 70 265 64 84 15 5 14 51 45 42 2 4 0 .985 .415 .570 .253 .317
2014 Away 70 302 51 80 18 3 4 37 36 57 7 2 2 .726 .342 .384 .119 .265
2014 Home 69 278 61 93 22 1 5 33 38 43 4 2 3 .890 .416 .475 .140 .335
2015 Away 54 240 36 64 19 1 4 20 30 43 0 0 2 .752 .348 .404 .138 .267
2015 Home 53 214 43 62 8 1 6 26 34 31 0 0 2 .808 .387 .421 .131 .290
2016 Away 38 41 8 14 1 1 1 6 10 4 0 0 0 .958 .471 .488 .146 .341
2016 Home 46 77 12 25 2 1 3 8 12 16 0 0 2 .916 .422 .494 .169 .325
2017 Away 57 178 17 44 11 3 3 27 16 42 0 0 4 .699 .306 .393 .146 .247
2017 Home 63 180 18 45 5 1 0 20 22 37 0 0 1 .619 .330 .289 .039 .250
2018 Away 25 50 5 10 2 0 3 8 5 10 0 0 0 .693 .273 .420 .220 .200
2018 Home 20 49 4 13 1 0 1 1 10 7 0 0 1 .737 .390 .347 .082 .265
Total Away 869 3239 434 857 174 25 61 407 390 563 43 15 16 .735 .344 .390 .126 .265
Total Home 866 3102 504 945 155 32 70 439 398 489 34 12 14 .826 .383 .443 .138 .305
Total 1735 6341 938 1802 329 57 131 846 788 1052 77 27 30 .780 .364 .416 .132 .284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2018-11-01Don Sparks has retired from the Seattle Mariners
2017-06-12Don Sparks of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
2015-08-15Don Sparks of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
2015-06-17Don Sparks of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2013-10-01Don Sparks of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
2007-09-29Don Sparks of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2007-04-01The Seattle Mariners have promoted Frank Tekulve to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have promoted Don Sparks to the major league team.
2006-10-19The Seattle Mariners have promoted Gene White to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have sent Frank Tekulve to the minors. The Seattle Mariners have sent Don Sparks to the minors.
2006-04-08The Seattle Mariners have promoted Don Sparks to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have designated Ivy Sanford for assignment.
2006-04-08The Seattle Mariners have promoted Freddie Criscione to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have sent Don Sparks to the minors.
2005-04-01The Seattle Mariners have promoted Don Sparks to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have designated Chico Picinich for assignment.
2005-04-01The Seattle Mariners have promoted Jerry Lahoud to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have sent Don Sparks to the minors.
2005-04-01The Seattle Mariners have promoted Don Sparks to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have designated Ed Meaney for assignment.