Aaron Ryan Rowand is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. Rowand attended Glendora High School in California and graduated in 1995. Drafted by the New York Mets, he elected to go to college instead. He attended Cal State Fullerton from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, Rowand earned All-America honors before being selected by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 1998 amateur draft. During his senior season, Rowand had 27 doubles. On June 15, 2001, Rowand was... called up to the Chicago White Sox for the first time. He made his major league debut for them the next day, on June 16, as a pinch hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals. He finished his rookie season fourth among American League rookies in batting average at .293. He collected his first major league hit on June 19, 2001, against Kansas City Royals' pitcher Tony Cogan. Rowand suffered a broken left shoulder blade and rib in a dirt bike accident in the 2002 off season and spent part of spring training recovering.
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