Kurt Andrew Stillwell (born June 4, 1965) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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(MLB)
infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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. He played for the
Cincinnati Reds
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,
San Diego Padres
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,
Kansas City Royals
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,
California Angels
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and
Texas Rangers from 1986 to 1993 and in 1996.
Biography
Stillwell was born in
Glendale, California
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As of 2024, Glendale ha ...
. He attended
Thousand Oaks High School
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in
Thousand Oaks, California
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, graduating in 1983. The Cincinnati Reds selected Stillwell with the second pick in that year's
MLB draft
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.
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Stillwell was selected to the ]American League
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All-Star
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team in 1988 as a member of the Royals. After his playing career, he became a fishing guide and later worked as an advisor to the Scott Boras Corporation. Stillwell's father, infielder Ron Stillwell
Ronald Roy Stillwell (December 3, 1939 – January 25, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball player who played parts of two seasons for the Washington Senators. A shortstop, he batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Then, ...
, played for the Washington Senators in 1961 and 1962.
See also
* List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo t ...
References
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Cincinnati Reds players
San Diego Padres players
California Angels players
Texas Rangers players
Kansas City Royals players
American League All-Stars
1965 births
Living people
Baseball players from Glendale, California
Major League Baseball shortstops
Billings Mustangs players
Cedar Rapids Reds players
Denver Zephyrs players
Indianapolis Indians players
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Baseball players from Ventura County, California
Thousand Oaks High School alumni
20th-century American sportsmen
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