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Name	Team	Age
Fred Preston	Retired (1980, Age 36)	59
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19 (1963)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	11 years (29 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	10/28/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	7
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)
C+ (45.2 %)	D+ (25.9 %)	D+ (22.5 %)

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Year	League	Award
1979	NL	Gold Glove (RF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Fred Preston has retired from the Minnesota LG Twins
1980-05-05	The Minnesota LG Twins have acquired Fred Preston from the waiver wire. The Minnesota LG Twins have waived Chris Hickey.
1980-04-08	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Fred Preston.
1980-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dave Spencer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Campbell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mert Lyden for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Fred Preston for assignment.
1976-08-31	Fred Preston of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1969-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Corey Guindon to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Frank Fielder to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Preston to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Doug Wilson to the major league team.
1968-06-17	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lee McCardell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fred Preston to the minors.
1968-06-17	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Preston to the major league team.
1968-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jack Brown to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fred Preston to the minors.
1968-03-01	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Preston to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Lee McCardell to the major league team.