David Price

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Full Name:
David Taylor Price
Nicknames:
“Astro's Dad"
Born:
August 26, 1985
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Family:
Father: Bonnie
Mother: Debbie
Brothers: Damon and Jackie
Spouse: Tiffany Smith
Dog: Astro (French bulldog)
His parents met at Murfreesboro as Middle Tennessee State.
David's father has a woman's first name "Bonnie". His parents wanted a girl so they named him Bonnie.
He is 18 years younger than his older brother. His mother referred to him as a "surprise".
He married his wife in November 2016.
Friends:
Both attended Vanderbilt and train in the off season together. They are very close friends.
School:
Blackman High School
Mascot: Blaze
Coach: Doug Greene
Vanderbilt University
Commodores baseball
Coach: Tim Corbin
Major: Sociology
Teammates: Ryan Flaherty, Pedro Alvarez
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Baseball Related:
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:
He grew up an Atlanta Braves fan and idolized outfielder David Justice.
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.
Growing up his mother was a Derek Jeter fan.
Price gets criticized often for poor performances in the playoffs.
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