Michael Jason LaRue is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals. LaRue agreed to a two-year, $9.1 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds on December 20, 2005. On November 20, 2006, LaRue was traded to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named. The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on... RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,5,8,10,18,20,24 Name Cincinnati Reds (1876–present) (Referred to as Redlegs 1953-1958) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003–present) Riverfront Stadium (1970-2002) a. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5,10,20 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

LaRue debuted with Cincinnati on June 15, 1999 and has been the starting catcher since 2001. 2005 was his best overall season with 14 HR, 60 RBI and .260 batting average. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On October 31, 2004, Jason LaRue was a guest at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati at a rally for the reelection of George Bush as President of the United States. Jason, as a Texan, related to Mr. Bushes sensiblility. Marty Brennaman, the Hall of Fame radio announcer of the Reds, called Jason one of his favorite 10 Reds of all time.

On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, LaRue was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. He was one of a handful of players to hit a Pink Bat Homerun. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mothers Day. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lance Berkman hit one of the few Pink Bat homeruns on May 14, 2006. ...

Career Stats

 Yr Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GIDP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 25 CIN NL 36 90 12 19 7 0 3 10 4 1 11 32 .211 .311 .389 35 0 0 1 2 4 2000 26 CIN NL 31 98 12 23 3 0 5 12 0 0 5 19 .235 .299 .418 41 0 0 2 4 1 2001 27 CIN NL 121 364 39 86 21 2 12 43 3 3 27 106 .236 .303 .404 147 1 2 4 9 11 2002 28 CIN NL 113 353 42 88 17 1 12 52 1 2 27 117 .249 .324 .405 143 2 2 6 13 13 2003 29 CIN NL 118 379 52 87 23 1 16 50 3 3 33 111 .230 .321 .422 160 1 4 4 20 9 2004 30 CIN NL 114 390 46 98 24 2 14 55 0 2 26 108 .251 .334 .431 168 2 3 5 24 7 2005 31 CIN NL 110 361 38 94 27 0 14 60 0 0 41 101 .260 .355 .452 163 5 2 7 13 8 2006 32 CIN NL 72 191 22 37 5 0 8 21 1 0 27 51 .194 .317 .346 66 3 1 9 8 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 715 2226 263 532 127 6 84 303 12 11 197 645 .239 .325 .415 923 14 14 38 93 56 8 Seasons 

Stats as of October 1, 2006

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com
• CincinnatiReds.com