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Denard Span

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 19: Denard Span #2 of the Washington Nationals catches a long fly hit by Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning of the game at Citizens Bank Park on June 19, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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About Denard Span

Keiunta Denard Span (born February 27, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American Minor League Baseball outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was selected by the Twins with the 20th overall pick in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Span turned down just over $2 million from Colorado in an offer for a predraft deal; he fell all the way to the 20th pick and cost himself around $800,000. He bats and throws left-handed and is known for his exceptional speed. He spent the 2006 season as a member of the Twins AA affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats, and 2007 with the AAA Rochester Red Wings. He was competing with Carlos Gomez for the 2008 starting center field job for the Twins but lost to Gomez and will begin the season in Rochester.

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