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Michael Ray Bourn (born December 27, 1982) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bourn has played in MLB since 2006, and has played with the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, and Cleveland Indians. He has also been a member of the United States national baseball team. Bourn was raised in Houston, Texas, where he attended Nimitz High School and the University of Houston, playing baseball. He was named to the NL All-Star team in both 2010 and 2012 and won consecutive Gold Glove Awards in 2009 and 2010. Bourn also led the MLB in stolen bases in 2011, and led the National League in stolen bases from 2009–2011. He is currently tied for 159th place on the all time Major League Baseball stolen base list with 301. ==Amateur career== Bourn was raised in Houston, where he played on the same Little League team as Carl Crawford. At the age of 10, his father had him facing pitching in a batting cage.〔("Childhood friends Bourn, Crawford watch careers take different paths" ), Retrieved March 6, 2012.〕 Bourn attended Nimitz High School in Houston. He earned a scholarship to play college baseball at the University of Houston for the Houston Cougars baseball team, competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. He played with the Cougars for three seasons. While he displayed little power, collecting only two home runs and 23 extra-base hits in 644 at-bats, he won attention from professional scouts by posting a .431 on-base percentage and stealing 90 bases in 119 attempts. He was named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2002 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, in which Houston was the runner-up. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Bourn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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