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SAN DIEGO PADRES
AGE: 39
POSITION: Pitcher
BIRTHPLACE: Bellflower, CA
RESIDES: Rancho Santa Fe, CA
COLLEGE: University of Arizona
PERSONAL: Wife Tracy, 3 sons
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Losing a kidney as an infant set the stage for Trevor Hoffman's community
service endeavors as an adult. Since 1996, he has been deeply involved with
the National Kidney Foundation and now Children's Hospital Nephrology Unit.
He invites "Trevor's Kidney Kids" to Padre games where they sit in his personal
dugout seats. In addition to kidney patients, he supports the local Children's
Hospital with visits and fundraisers. When he is on the road with the Padres,
he takes time out to visit Children's Hospitals. In 2005, he visited 14 hospitals
across the country. To honor both his father's and father-in-law's military
service, Trevor has visited all of the area military bases. He purchases hot dogs
and sodas for all the Marine recruits who come to games. He has given
thousands of game tickets to Marines over the years. Since 1995, he has
donated $72,000 to the "Padres Scholars" program. Trevor is the national
spokesperson for "Kids First in Sports," an organization that is dedicated to
reintegrating sportsmanship into youth sports. Trevor and his wife Tracy have
also supported the San Diego Family Justice Center through public service
campaigns and have hosted fundraising events that raised more than $200,000.
In 2006, Trevor Hoffman converted 48 of 51 save opportunities to lead the
National League for the second time in his career. He is approaching 500
career saves. In 2005, he finished second in the Cy Young Award voting.
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