Shane Victorino

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Lore & Background

Victorino made his MLB debut with the Padres in 2003. He played for the Phillies from 2005 through 2012. With the Phillies, Victorino won three Gold Glove Awards, was named to two MLB All-Star Games, and was a member of the 2008 World Series champions. With the Red Sox, Victorino won his fourth Gold Glove Award and was a member of the 2013 World Series champions. He also won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 2008 and the Branch Rickey Award in 2011.

In Their Own Story

In the late stages of the 2012 season, Victorino's career looped back to his original team. On July 31, 2012, he was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies back to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Josh Lindblom, Ethan Martin, and a player to be named later, who turned out to be Stefan Jarrín, the grandson of Hall of Fame Spanish announcer Stefan Jarrín. During this second stint with the Dodgers, Victorino played 53 games, primarily in left field. He batted .245, hitting two home runs while driving in 15 runs and stealing 15 bases before the season concluded.

Reader's Guide

Victorino was traded back to the Dodgers on July 31, 2012, for Josh Lindblom, Ethan Martin and a player to be named later, who later turned out to be grandson of Dodgers Hall of Fame Spanish announcer Stefan Jarrín.

Did You Know?

• Victorino was born on November 30, 1980, in Wailuku, Hawaii.
• He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when very young.
• As a senior at St. Anthony High School, he won state championships in the 100, 200 and 400 meters.
• He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth round of the 1999 MLB draft.
• Victorino hit a grand slam in the 2008 NLDS Game 2, the Phillies' first postseason grand slam.