Timothy Lane Olson (born August 1, 1978) is a former American professional baseball player who was an infielder for two Major League Baseball teams in the 2000s. Olson played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.

Olson attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Andy Lopez's Florida Gators baseball team in 2000. During his single season with the Gators, he had a school-record twenty-nine-game hitting streak, and received a variety of All-American honors. After the college season was over, Olson was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2000 MLB Draft.

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He is married to Stephanie Leigh Buyok of Farmington, New Mexico.

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See also

Florida Gators

List of Florida Gators baseball players

References

External links

1978 births

Living people

Arizona Diamondbacks players

Baseball players from North Dakota

Colorado Rockies players

Colorado Springs Sky Sox players

Florida Gators baseball players

Major League Baseball infielders

Major League Baseball outfielders

Oklahoma RedHawks players

Sportspeople from Grand Forks, North Dakota

Tucson Sidewinders players

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