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Tim Raines

'Rock', the Expos leadoff man who still holds the franchise records for steals, triples and walks.

Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed "Rock", is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos, who selected him in the fifth round of the 1977 draft. A seven-time All-Star, four-time stolen base champion and National League batting champion, he won the 1986 NL batting title with a .334 average and was named Expos Player of the Year in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Raines holds the Nationals/Expos franchise records for steals (635), singles (1,163), triples (82) and walks (793), and he held the franchise record for career runs (947) until Ryan Zimmerman passed him in May 2021. He played his last season in 2002 with the Florida Marlins, and on January 18, 2017, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Position
Left fielder
Bats
Switch
Throws
Right
Born
16 September 1959
Birthplace
Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Debut league
MLB
Debut date
September 11
Debut year
1979

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