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Kirby Puckett was a former professional baseball player. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Puckett won High School All American Honors in baseball in Calumet High School. During college, Puckett, for a short time, attended Bradley University prior to transferring to Triton College. Puckett began his professional baseball career in the Major League Baseball when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins. He was the 1st round pick of the team in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft. Puckett was listed at 5 ft. 8 in. and 178 lbs., and plays as centerfielder. Puckett batted and throws with his right. Kirby Puckett's primary year in Major League Baseball was 1984. He went 4 for 5 in his first match versus the California Angels. That same year in 1984, Puckett had hit .296. In the American League, Puckett was 4th in singles. In 1986, Puckett starts to emerge as an excellent player. Puckett also enhanced his defensive skills, earning his first Gold Glove Award, which is the prize given once a year to the Major League Baseball players judged to have displayed superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League. In 1987, Puckett had led the Minnesota Twins to the World Series. Puckett's performance was even more remarkable in the seven-game series upset over the St. Louis Cardinals, batting .357, one sports review said. Statistically, Puckett had his finest year in 1988, hitting .356 with 24 home runs and 121 RBI, to secure third in the MVP balloting for the second straight season. Puckett won the American League batting title in 1989 with a mark of .339, also finishing fifth in at bats, second in doubles, first in hits, and second in singles. In April 1989, he earned his 1,000th hit, the fourth player in recorded baseball to do so in his first five seasons, industry experts say. He continued to have good games in 1990, concluding with a .298 batting average, but the Twins slipped all the way downhill to last place in the American League West. On March 28, 1996 Puckett was diagnosed with glaucoma, Puckett not at all played professional baseball again. Puckett was subject to controversy in the years prior to his death. According to sources, he was arrested and charged with groping a woman in a restroom at Redstone American Grill in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on September 5, 2002. Puckett died on March 6, 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona, a day after he suffered sever hemorrhagic stroke. Pay tribute to the best players that have grace the field and fill your game room with MLB trading cards and tickets of such personalities. You can get autographed MLB magazines and books as well as MLB jewelry, watch, and accessories to accentuate your style. About Kirby Puckett: Kirby Puckett (full name: Kirby Puckett; no nicknames) played centerfielder from 1984 until 1995 for the Minnesota Twins. He played for the Twins from 1984 - 1995. Over 12 seasons, he played 1783 games, hit 207 home runs, drove in 1071 runs, and stole 134 bases. Born on March 14, 1960 in Chicago, IL, Puckett stood 5' 8 and weighed 178 lb. He attended Calumet City (Chicago, IL) high school and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January). His debut was on May 8, 1984 and he played his final game on September 28, 1995. Over his career, Puckett made $43,190,001. Common misspellings of his name include Kirby Puckett puckkett. 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