Dustin Majewski (born August 16, 1981) is an American former

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and

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College career

After earning 1999 Class 4A Player of the Year honors and leading

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to the Texas state championship finals, Majewski enrolled at

Blinn College Blinn College is a public junior college in Brenham, Texas, with additional campuses in Bryan, Schulenburg, Sealy, and Waller. Brenham is Blinn's original and main campus, with housing and athletics. History Blinn was founded in 1884 as Mi ...

, where he twice earned All-Conference and All-Region honors in 2000 and 2001. Majewski transferred to the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2 ...

prior to the 2002 season. As a member of the

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, Majewski earned Third-Team All-American honors and

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All-Tournament Team honors while helping Texas to its fifth

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championship. Majewski was drafted by the

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in the 12th round of the

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but elected to return to Texas. In 2003, Majewski earned First-Team 2003 College Baseball All-America Team All-American honors from the

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, ''

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'' and the

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. As defending national champions, Majewski and Texas returned to the

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, where they were eliminated by eventual national champion

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Professional career

Majewski was drafted by the

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in the 3rd round of the

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. In 2004, as a member of the

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, Majewski was named a starter in the 2004

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All-Star Game. In 2005, Majewski was traded to the

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for

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. Majewski would go on to make the

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All-Star Game in 2006 as a member of the

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. Later that season, after being promoted to the

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, Majewski set a club record by hitting a home run in four consecutive games. Majewski would ultimately go on to spend his last two seasons in the Texas Rangers organization, with the

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and

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, before retiring after the 2009 season.

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College career

Professional career

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