Cliff Brumbaugh

Clifford Michael Brumbaugh (born April 21, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies in 2001.

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Brumbaugh attended William Penn High School and played college baseball for Delaware under head coach Bob Hannah.

In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

He was named America East Player of the Year in 1995.

Brumbaugh was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.

He spent his career in the minor leagues before being called up to the Rangers where he played in 7 games in, hitting a solo home run in his first start.

However, his major league career was mostly spent as a pinch hitter, and this would be the only home run of his major league career.

He moved from Texas to the Colorado Rockies later that season, featuring in 14 further MLB games.

He went back to the minor leagues, and signed with the Chicago White Sox in 2003.

Despite performing well in the minors, Brumbaugh was never called up by the White Sox and moved to South Korea's Hyundai Unicorns later in 2003.

He was a key player in the Hyundai Unicorns championship successes in 2003 and 2004.

In 2003, he had the highest all-time batting average and RBI total in the Korea Series Championship history.

His 2004 season was even more impressive, as he came close to winning the KBO League Triple Crown with a .343 batting average (tops in the league), 33 home runs (second), and 105 RBI (third).

He was given a Golden Glove Award as recognition of his achievements.

This success earned him a move to the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 2005.

After two seasons in Japan, he returned to Korea and the Unicorns in 2007.

He remained with the team in 2008 after Hyundai sold the franchise, which was renamed Woori Heroes and relocated from Suwon to Seoul.

After a year with the Piratas de Campeche, he spent 2010 with the Edmonton Capitals in the Golden Baseball League.

He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.