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Samuel Babson "Sam" Fuld (born November 20, 1981) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. Despite being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 10, Fuld began his baseball career by twice batting .600 in high school, during which time ''Baseball America'' ranked him 19th in the country. He played college baseball at Stanford. There, he was a two-time All American, set the school record for career runs scored, and established the College World Series record for career hits. Fuld was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2004. He was an All Star two years later in the Florida State League. A year after that, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the Arizona Fall League. In the minors, as a result of his fearless defense, he was referred to as "a crash test dummy with a death wish", a "human wrecking ball act", a "wall magnet", and a "manager's dream and a trainer's worst nightmare." Fuld made his major league debut with the Cubs in 2007. He became a fan favorite for his acrobatic defense, and his tendency to run into outfield walls while making sparkling catches. Despite his batting .299 in his longest stint with the Cubs, the team never gave him a consistent chance, and limited his play to only late-season call-ups over three years. After the 2010 season, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. Fuld made the Rays' 2011 opening day roster, and won the jobs of starting left fielder and leadoff hitter by mid-April. Due to early-season heroics, including a "Superman-esque" catch, he was dubbed "Superman", "Super Sam", and "The Legendary Sam Fuld". He became an internet legend as his catch was put to Superman-theme music in a YouTube video, and tweets about him went viral. In late April, he led the American League in both batting average and steals. He played with the Rays through 2013, and in 2014 he played for the Oakland Athletics (for two stints) and Minnesota Twins. ==Personal life== Fuld is Jewish, his father is Jewish and his mother is Catholic, and has said that he was "kind of raised celebrating both" religions' holidays. He was ten pounds at birth, so big he was nicknamed "Sumo Sam". He is the son of Kenneth Fuld, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire, and Amanda Merrill, a New Hampshire State Senator.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The New Hampshire State Senate ) 〕 He is also a second cousin of former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld. He got his start playing baseball hitting plastic wiffle balls pitched by his grandmother when he was three years old.〔 As a young child, he carried around a copy of the ''The Complete Baseball Handbook'' instead of a security blanket.〔 "He was only 5 or 6 and he was already computing batting averages and ERAs", his father said. "He'd sit in the bathtub, and I'd say 'If a guy goes 17-for-37, what's his batting average?' What struck me is that he'd perform these operations in very creative ways–not just that he got the right answer, but his methodology, adding in a factor and then dividing by 10, etc. I'd watch him and say 'wow,' just like I said 'wow' when he used to hit."〔 Fuld admits his height is 5' 8" to 5' 9", but "claims the right to round up".〔 Shorter than most major leaguers, he chokes up three inches on the bat, and says: "When I realized I was going to be limited physically, I looked for guys in the big leagues who were little. I'd buy baseball cards and find anyone under 5–10 who played in the outfield, and say, 'That's my guy; there's hope.'"〔〔 While he is listed at 180 pounds, a reporter observed: "if Fuld weighs 180, it would have to be carrying all of his bats, plus the baseball donut. Despite his size, Fuld was playing in a 16 and under league by the time he was 12 years old.〔 In June 2009, Fuld married Sarah (Kolodner). The two met in high school. He had met her while they were fellow students at Phillips Exeter Academy.〔 She is an athlete as well, and won two national lacrosse championships playing for Princeton University. They have three children, Charles, Jane and William.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sam Fuld Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio )〕 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「Sam Fuld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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