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David Wayne Howard (born February 26, 1967) is an American professional baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player. He was a utilityman who played in the majors from 1991 through 1999 for the Kansas City Roya
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David Wayne Howard (born February 26, 1967) is an American professional baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player. He was a utilityman who played in the majors from 1991 through 1999 for the Kansas City Royals (1991–97) and St. Louis Cardinals (1998–99). Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) and 175 lb. (80 kg), he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father, pitcher Bruce Howard, played in the big leagues during the 1960s. Before heading to college, Howard attended and played baseball for Riverview High School. Howard attended the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota. He was able to play all infield and outfield positions, and had the ability to serve as an emergency pitcher. His most productive offensive season came in 1996, when he posted career highs in games (143), runs (51), hits (92), extrabases (23) and RBI (48), while hitting a .243 batting average. On June 10, 1997, in the 5th inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels, Howard hit a long fly ball over the head of Jim Edmonds. Edmonds would make a spectacular over-the-shoulder diving catch to rob Howard of extra bases. The catch is considered one of the greatest catches in MLB history. In a nine-season
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