Whit Merrifield
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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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