Barry Larkin

Birth Name:

Barry Louis Larkin

Birth Place:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actor

Was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012
In 1996, he became the first shortstop and the second Cincinnati Reds player to post a season with 30 home runs and 30 steals
Won the Lou Gehrig Award in 1994
Played baseball at the University of Michigan
Was the fourth overall pick in the 1985 MLB Draft, in which he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds
Earned a spot in the 1984 U․S․ Olympic Baseball Team
In addition to his athletic prowess, he was an honor student at Cincinnati's Moeller High School
Quote: "[on redshirting in football] "It allowed me to focus on only one sport (baseball) for the first time․""
Quote: "I'm not a home run hitter․ I'm a line drive hitter․ [In 1996], I hit [33] line drives that went over the fence․"
An MLB shortstop who played his entire 19 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds

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