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LOS ANGELES ANGELS
AGE: 31
POSITION: First Base
BIRTHPLACE: Jamestown, ND
RESIDES: Newport Beach, CA
COLLEGE: University of Nebraska
PERSONAL: Wife Jessica
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During
the past off-season, Darin Erstad and his wife Jessica
donated $1,000,000 to the University of Nebraska’s
Memorial Stadium Improvement Project. Darin is actively
involved with numerous children’s groups in California.
He serves as spokesperson for Big Brothers of Orange County.
For the past seven seasons, he has conducted youth clinics
at Riverside Community College. He is a frequent speaker
at Cal Poly Pomona Baseball Camps. Darin donated funds
to refurbish Little League fields in East Whittier, Long
Beach and Garden Grove. In the off-season, Darin joins
other Angels to help less fortunate families in the area
by distributing 500 holiday meals at the Orange County
Rescue Mission. He also donates clothes and other items
to help brighten the holiday season for families in need.
Darin and his wife Jessica participated with the Boys
and Girls Club of Fullerton in their annual “Chefsgiving,”
where the couple served Thanksgiving meals to children
and their families. He participates in the Tim Salmon
Golf Classic which benefits Family Solutions and Laurel
House. Darin is also active with the Angels’ Wives,
making visits to UCI Medical Center.
Moving
from the outfield to first base for the 2004 season, Darin
Erstad posted a .996 fielding percentage, claiming his
third career Gold Glove. He is the first player in Major
League history to be honored with Gold Cloves as both
an infielder and outfielder. He was a member of Nebraska’s
1994 National Championship football team and an academic
All-Big Eight.
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