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Billy Butler (baseball)
American baseball player (born 1986)
For the jazz guitarist, see Billy Butler (guitarist).
Baseball player
Billy Ray Butler (born April 18, 1986) is an American former professional baseballdesignated hitter and first baseman and current hitting coach for the Idaho Falls Chukars of the Pioneer League.
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 2007 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics from 2015 to 2016 and the New York Yankees in 2016.
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Butler was an MLB All-Star in 2012, and won the Silver Slugger Award and Edgar MartÃnez Award that season.
Amateur career
Butler attended Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was teammates with fellow first-round draft pick Eric Hurley, a pitcher selected by the Texas Rangers.
He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (14th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft and signed for a $1.45 million bonus, $250,000 below the recommended slot value