Curtis Pride #36

Curtis John Pride ... Attended John F. Kennedy High School (Silver Spring, Md.) and William & Mary College (Va.) ... Selected by New York Mets in 10th round of June 1986 free agent draft; signed June 12, 1986; Granted free agency, Oct. 16, 1992; Signed by Montreal Expos, Dec. 8, 1992; Granted free agency, Oct. 16, 1995; Signed by Detroit Tigers, Jan. 24, 1996; Granted free agency, Aug. 21, 1997; Signed by Boston Red Sox, Aug. 30, 1997; Granted free agency, Oct. 17, 1997; Signed by Atlanta Braves, Feb. 6, 1998; Released, Dec. 1, 1998; Signed by Kansas City Royals, Feb. 24, 1999; Released, March 4, 1999; Signed by independent Nashua (Atlantic), Aug. 1999; Signed by New York Mets, Jan. 20, 2000; Traded to Red Sox for a player to be named, April 26, 2000; Mets acquired SS Gavin Jackson to complete trade (July 9, 2000); Granted free agency, July 8, 2000; Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers, July 18, 2000; Granted free agency, Oct. 15, 2000; Signed by Montreal Expos, Dec. 26, 2000; Granted free agency, Oct. 11, 2001; Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates, March 5, 2002; Granted free agency, Oct. 15, 2002; Signed by Nashua, May 2003; Contract purchased by New York Yankees from Nashua, May 23, 2003; Granted free agency, Oct. 14, 2003; Signed by Angels, May 28, 2004; Granted free agency, Oct. 14, 2004.

2006

He played in his 21st season of professional baseball in 2006 and appeared in 22 games with the Angels. Pride batted .222 with one home run and two RBIs in 27 at-bats. He missed two weeks late in the season with tightness in his lower back. The outfielder hit .311 with eight home runs, 44 RBIs and 54 runs scored in 87 games with Triple-A Salt Lake. Pride was brought up from the Bees on July 24.