Tug Hulett #70

Last name is pronounced (HUGH-let)...Father is former Major League infielder Tim Hulett, who played 12 seasons with the White Sox, Orioles and Cardinals, hitting .249 with 48 home runs and 220 RBI...Tim is currently the manager at Triple-A Oklahoma in the Texas Rangers organization...Graduated from Shreveport (LA) Evangel Christian Academy in 2001...Played 3 seasons of college baseball at Auburn University.

2009

Played 99 of his 114 games with Triple-A Omaha in 1st season in KC organization... Appeared in 30 games over 3 stints with Royals...Played 5 different positions with KC: second base (5 G, 2 GS), third base (1 G), shortstop (1 G), left field (1 G) and right field (2 G)...Received 1st call up on 5/24 and appeared in 5 games before being optioned back to Omaha on 6/3...Recalled again on 6/14 and played in 7 games...Optioned on 7/5...Recalled 9/29 and finished season with KC...Began the season at Omaha and batted .296 (45-for-152) with 4 homers and 32 RBI in 39 games prior to 1st call up...Hit .370 (10-for-27) in 7 June games and .329 (27-for-82) in 23 July tilts...Left Omaha after August to represent the United States in the World Cup...Homered in the Gold Medal-winning game against Cuba.

2008

Saw his first action at the Major League level, appearing in 30 games for the Mariners...spent a majority of the season at Tacoma (AAA)...Made his Major League debut on July 12 at Kansas City, recording his fi rst career hit off the Royals' Gil Meche...Recorded his fi rst Major League home run on August 30 at Cleveland off the Indians' Anthony Reyes.