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Full Name:
 

David Taylor Price​

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Nicknames:

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“Astro's Dad"

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Born:  
   

August 26, 1985 

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Family:  

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Father: Bonnie 
Mother: Debbie
Brothers: Damon and Jackie
Spouse: Tiffany Smith
Dog: Astro (French bulldog)

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His parents met at Murfreesboro as Middle Tennessee State.

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David's father has a woman's first name "Bonnie". His parents wanted a girl so they named him Bonnie.

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He is 18 years younger than his older brother. His mother referred to him as a "surprise".

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He married his wife in November 2016. 

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Friends:  

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Sonny Gray

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Both attended Vanderbilt and train in the off season together. They are very close friends.
 

School:  

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Blackman High School 
Mascot: Blaze
Coach: Doug Greene

Vanderbilt University 
Commodores baseball
Coach: Tim Corbin
Major: Sociology
Teammates: Ryan Flaherty, Pedro Alvarez 
Full roster
 

Baseball Related:

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2007 - Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1st overall).

2008 - September 14th - Major League Debut with the Tampa Bay Rays.

2012 - Won the AL Cy Young award.

2014 - traded to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team deal that sent Drew Smyly, Nick Franklin and Willy Adames to the Tampa Bay Rays, and Austin Jackson to the Seattle Mariners.

2015 - Traded from the Tigers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt.

2016 - Signed a 7-year contract with the Boston Red Sox ($217 million).
 

Extra:

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He grew up an Atlanta Braves fan and idolized outfielder David Justice.

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His favorite restaurant growing up was 'Toot's', a sports bar on Northwest Broad Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He often goes there when in town.

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Growing up his mother was a Derek Jeter fan.

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Price gets criticized often for poor performances in the playoffs.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@DAVIDprice24

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