Marcus Edwin Gwyn (born November 4, 1977) is an American former professional baseball

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Career

After being drafted by the

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in the

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, Gwyn made his major league debut on July 29, , for the

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. On January 4, , he signed a minor league deal with the

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, but was released on July 25, 2008, after spending the entire year with Triple-A

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. On July 29, he signed a contract with the

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1977 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan Arizona League Athletics players Arkansas Travelers players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball pitchers Midland RockHounds players Modesto A's players Rice Owls baseball players Sacramento River Cats players Salt Lake Bees players Baseball players from Tulsa, Oklahoma Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players 21st-century American sportsmen Vancouver Canadians players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub