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Full Name:
 

Whitley David Merrifield​

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Nicknames:

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“Whit Bird"

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Born:  
   

January 24, 1989 

Florence, South Carolina

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Family:  

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Father: Bill
Mother: Kissy
Brother: Hite
Sister: Cosner

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His father played college baseball for Wake Forest University and his mother played tennis there. 

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School:  

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Davie County High School, Mocksville, North Carolina
Mascot: War Eagles
Coach: Mike Herndon

 

University of South Carolina
Gamecocks baseball
Coach: Ray Tanner
Teammate: Jackie Bradley Jr

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Baseball Related:

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2010 - Drafted by the Kansas City Royals (269th overall).

2016 - May 18th - Major League debut with the Kansas City Royals

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Extra:

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As a child his father put together a baseball team of children from the Winston-Salem area, near their home. They called themselves the Davie Bojangles “The Biscuit Boys”.

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@Not available

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