Craig Worthington

Craig Richard Worthington (born April 17, 1965) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1988 and 1996, for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Texas Rangers, primarily as a third baseman. He played the end of the 1996 season in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers.

Career

Worthington was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft's secondary phase. The third baseman showed much promise, posting 15 home runs and 70 RBIs in 1989 with Baltimore. Craig was named to the Topps rookie all-star team.

He attended Cantwell High School in Montebello, California.

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1965 births

Living people

African-American baseball players

American expatriate baseball players in Japan

American expatriate baseball players in Mexico

American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan

Baltimore Orioles players

Baseball players from Los Angeles

Bluefield Orioles players

Cerritos Falcons baseball players

Cincinnati Reds players

Cleveland Indians players

Colorado Springs Sky Sox players

Hagerstown Suns players

Hanshin Tigers players

Indianapolis Indians players

International League MVP award winners

Iowa Cubs players

Koos Group Whales players

Major League Baseball third basemen

Newark Bears players

Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen

Oklahoma City 89ers players

Sultanes de Monterrey players

Rochester Red Wings players

Texas Rangers players

21st-century African-American people

20th-century African-American sportspeople

Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players