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Darrell Evans

ダレル・エバンス　/　だれる・えばんす

American baseball player

May 26, 1947 (age 79)　・　Pasadena, California, United States

California
baseball player

My Take

What gets me about Darrell Evans is the longevity. Twenty-one seasons in the majors, bouncing between the Braves, Giants and Tigers, is a grind almost nobody survives. I find it telling that a guy from Pasadena who started at third base reinvented himself again and again, ending up as a designated hitter when his legs gave out. That kind of adaptability is underrated. He never had the household-name shine of his era's superstars, but to me he's the sort of durable, do-whatever-the-team-needs player I respect more the longer I think about him. A quiet career built on showing up.

Overview

Darrell Wayne Evans (born May 26, 1947) is an American former baseball player, coach and manager. He played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), beginning his career as a third baseman with the Atlanta Braves (1969–1976, 1989), alternating between first and third base with the San Francisco Giants (1976–1983), and playing much of his later career as a first baseman and then a designated hitter for the Detroit T…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Darrell Evans
Name (Japanese): ダレル・エバンス
Reading: だれる・えばんす
Born: May 26, 1947 (age 79)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Pasadena, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: John Muir High School
University: Pasadena City College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9

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