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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 225. Not illustrated. Chapters: Ian Kinsler, Lou Marson, Doug Mirabelli, Brian Bannister, Shea Hillenbrand, Shelley Duncan, Billy Hatcher, Cody Ransom, Rex Hudler, Andre Ethier, Chris Duncan, Brian Anderson, Jason Pridie, Vance Wilson, J. J. Hardy, Jeremy Affeldt, Jeremy Accardo, Lerrin Lagrow, Bob Howry, Rich Hinton, Dallas Braden, Adam Pettyjohn, Ron Hassey, Solly Hemus, George Arias, Alex Madrid, Elliot Johnson, John Denny, Jason Stanford, Mel Stocker, Don Lee, Brad Mills, Alex Kellner, Mickey Hatcher, D. J. Carrasco, Albie Lopez, Jack Howell, Gary Gentry, Chris Saenz, T. J. Beam, Jason Kershner, Ed Vosberg, Walt Kellner, Jamie Vermilyea, Doug Mathis, Anthony Sanders, Jeff Huson, Max Venable, Brian Banks, Matt Pagnozzi, Beau Allred, Colin Porter, Andy Pratt, Fred Rico, Alan Wirth, Keith Brown, Ricky Nelson, Kurt Miller, Lou Novikoff, Phil Ortega, Dave Schmidt, Tim Wood, Lum Davenport, Eddie Leon, Gil Blanco, Rankin Johnson, Jr., Marshall Boze. Excerpt: Ian Michael Kinsler (born June 22, 1982, in Tucson, Arizona) is a Major League Baseball All-Star second baseman for the Texas Rangers. Kinsler played shortstop in high school and college, alongside over half a dozen future major leaguers. Despite having been drafted out of college in only the 17th round, Kinsler has risen to become the Rangers' starting second baseman, an All Star, a two-time Player of the Week, and a member of the Sporting News' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. Kinsler also had a historic game in April 2009, in which he had hits in all six of his at bats, and hit for the cycle. Later in the season he became the second 3030 player in Rangers' history. Kinsler is known as a five-tool player, hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding. Injuries, however, have interrupted his first few seasons in maj...