Eric David Ludwick (born December 14, 1971) is an American former

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who played for the Oakland Athletics,

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, and

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between 1996 and 1999. He also played two seasons in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in and . In the middle of the 1997 season, Ludwick was part of a trade with between the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics and the

that sent

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to the Cardinals in exchange for Ludwick, T.J. Matthews, and

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Biography

Ludwick attended the

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, and in 1992 he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the New York Mets in the second round of the 1993 MLB Draft. Ludwick is the brother of retired major league outfielder

Ryan Ludwick Ryan Andrew Ludwick (born July 13, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and ...

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