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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
AGE: 39
POSITION: Outfield
BIRTHPLACE: Bronx, NY
RESIDES: Cockeysville, MD
COLLEGE: University of North Carolina
PERSONAL: Wife Polly, 2 sons and 2 daughters
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One of B.J. Surhoff's sons, Mason, is autistic. Due to this family connection, B.J. willingly donates time and money to awareness campaigns regarding autism. He is a co-founder and member of the board of directors of Pathfinders for Autism, a foundation and resource center dedicated to locating and providing services for families with autistic children. He actively participates in this non-profit's efforts, providing not only fund raising support, but also input into the group's resource center. Pathfinders offers information on medical, therapeutic, recreational, educational and other resources for parents of autistic children. In addition to his work with Pathfinders, B.J. purchases tickets for special education teachers in Maryland to attend Orioles games. With his wife Polly, he assisted the Oriole Wives' annual food drive, distributing turkeys to a local soup kitchen for the Maryland Food Bank at Thanksgiving.
B.J. actively participates in the Orioles' annual winter FanFest and their
summer Washington, D.C. FanFest. He also makes regular appearances at fund raising banquets throughout the Orioles region.
Now in his 18th Major League season, B.J. Surhoff has a .282 batting average in a career that has spanned 2,155 games and almost 8,000 at-bats. At UNC, he had a career batting average of .392, setting school records for runs scored (77), batting average (.400 in 1984), hits (98) and steals (33). He was a
3-time All-American and a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team. In 2003, B.J. was named one of the ACC's top 50 athletes in the conference's history.
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