Shane Victorino

Shane Patrick Victorino (born November 30, 1980), nicknamed "the Flyin' Hawaiian", is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Victorino was born on November 30, 1980, in Wailuku, Hawaii.

He is the youngest son born to Mike, Sr. and Joycelyn Victorino in Hawaii.

When Victorino was very young he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Victorino played baseball, soccer, basketball and football in his youth and ran track.

As a senior at St. Anthony High School in Wailuku, he won state championships in the 100, 200 and 400 meters.

His 100-meter time set a state record.

On the football field, he was a placekicker and slotback for head coach Charley Ane.

Victorino signed a letter of intent to play college baseball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors prior to the 1999 MLB draft.

After he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth round, June Jones also offered Victorino a scholarship to play for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

He signed instead with Dodgers on June 8, 1999.

He spent the 1999 through 2002 seasons in the Dodgers minor league system, reaching Double-A with the Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League in 2002.

Victorino made his MLB debut with the Padres in 2003.

Victorino was selected in the 2002 Rule 5 draft by the San Diego Padres and made his Major League debut for the Padres on April 2, 2003, as a late inning defensive replacement against the San Francisco Giants.

He recorded his first at-bat the following day against the Dodgers, grounding out to third base.

He did not record his first hit until April 20, when he singled to right field off Shawn Chacón of the Colorado Rockies.

He played in 36 games for the Padres with a .151 batting average.

On May 28 he was returned by the Padres to the Dodgers.

After playing two more seasons in the Dodgers farm system, with Jacksonville and the Las Vegas 51s of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

Victorino was again selected in the Rule 5 draft, on December 13, 2004, by the Philadelphia Phillies.

He again failed to stay with the major league club, and was offered back to the Dodgers.

The Dodgers declined, so the Phillies retained his contract and assigned him to their Triple-A minor league club, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons of the International League.

He hit .310 in 126 games with the Red Barons, with 18 home runs and 70 RBI, earning International League All-Star and Most Valuable Player honors.

Additionally, he was selected as a Baseball America second team Minor League All-Star, a Triple-A All-Star and Phillies Minor League Player of the Year.

Victorino received a September call-up to the Phillies and hit his first MLB home run on September 22 off Tim Hudson of the Atlanta Braves.

He played for the Phillies from 2005 through 2012.

Victorino became a starting player when he replaced Bobby Abreu midway through the 2006 season in right field.

He was a right fielder in 2007.

On June 3, 2007, the Phillies celebrated "Shane Victorino Day" with Victorino hula figurines, and flew his father in from Maui for the game.

Victorino ended the day's game with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth against the Giants.

With the Phillies, Victorino won three Gold Glove Awards, was named to two MLB All-Star Games, and was a member of the 2008 World Series champions.

He also won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 2008 and the Branch Rickey Award in 2011.

Victorino replaced Aaron Rowand, who left by free agency, in center field in 2008.

In the 2008 NLDS Game 2 against the Milwaukee Brewers, Victorino hit a grand slam (his first ever in the major leagues, and the Phillies' first postseason grand slam) off CC Sabathia in the bottom of the 2nd inning.

Victorino also became the first player in postseason history to have a home run, a double, and two steals in a single game.

In 2008, Victorino received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.

Victorino's success carried over into the 2008 NLCS, as he continued to make crucial hits and defensive plays for the Phillies.

He was primarily a switch-hitter until the 2013 season, when discomfort from various hamstring, back, and knee problems forced him to become an exclusively right-handed batter.

With the Red Sox, Victorino won his fourth Gold Glove Award and was a member of the 2013 World Series champions.