Justin Huber

Justin Huber
Huber with the Padres in 2008
First baseman
Born: (1982-07-01) 1 July 1982 (age 42) Melbourne, Australia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: 21 June, 2005, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: March 26, 2010, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: September 11, 2009, for the Minnesota Twins
NPB: October 7, 2010, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
Batting average	.224
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	15
NPB statistics
Batting average	.220
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	17
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2005–2007) San Diego Padres (2008) Minnesota Twins (2009) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2010)
Member of the Australian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2021

Justin Patrick Huber (/ˈhjuːbər/; born 1 July 1982) is an Australian former professional baseball player. A first baseman and outfielder, Huber has played in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Australian Baseball League. He has also played for the Australian national baseball team in international competitions.

Career

New York Mets

Huber attended Beaconhills College and was signed as an international free agent as a catcher by the New York Mets in 2000.

Kansas City Royals

Huber was one of the top prospects within the Mets organisation when he was traded to the Kansas City Royals before the 2004 trade deadline for José Bautista. Huber underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee in August, ending his season.^{[citation needed]}

This injury ended Huber's catching career, and by the time he made his major league debut on 21 June 2005, he was a first baseman. He made his first career appearance in the outfield on 17 September 2007 against the Chicago White Sox.

San Diego Padres

Huber with the Padres in 2008

On 26 March 2008, Huber was traded to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later.^{[citation needed]} He hit his first career home run on 20 April 2008, against Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

Minnesota Twins

Huber signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins in February 2009 and Huber received a September callup when the rosters expanded.^[1]

He was released at the end of the season and signed with the Hiroshima Carp for 40 million yen with 5.5 million in bonuses.^[2]

On 19 November 2010 while playing for the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League he was re-signed by the Twins to a minor league contract.^[3] After a poor spring, he was released by the Twins to make room for Scott Diamond.

He signed with Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for 2011 season.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Justin Huber Player file". Retrieved 17 April 2009.
2. "Hiroshima Carp sign Justin Huber and Jeff Fiorentino – Yakyu Baka". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
3. "Twins add four players to 40-man roster". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)