# Rich Butler

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{{short description|Canadian baseball player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Rich Butler
|position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder)
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1973|5|1}}<!--- do NOT change this date without adding a reference citing this change --->
|birth_place=[Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario, Canada
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 6
|debutyear=1997
|debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 4
|finalyear=1999
|finalteam=Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.223
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=7
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
|stat3value=22
|teams=
*[Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) ({{mlby|1997}})
*[Tampa Bay Devil Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays) ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|1999}})
}}
'''Richard Dwight Butler''' (born May 1, 1973)<!--- do NOT change this date without adding a reference citing this change ---> is a Canadian former [outfield](/source/outfield)er in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) and [Tampa Bay Devil Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rays).<ref>[http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/2012-08-29/article-3063102/Butler-did-it/1 "Butler did it"] ''The Telegram''. Retrieved 2016-07-03.</ref> He is the brother of another former Blue Jay, [Rob Butler](/source/Rob_Butler_(baseball)).

== Career ==
Butler was signed as a non-drafted [free agent](/source/free_agent) by the Toronto Blue Jays on September 24, 1990. After seven years in [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball), he was [called up](/source/Major_League_Baseball_rosters) to play for the major league club on September 6, 1997. He played seven games that season with the Blue Jays.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=butleri01|title=Rich Butler Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=butlric001|title=Richard Dwight Butler|website=www.purapelota.com|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>

In the Major League Baseball [expansion draft](/source/expansion_draft) of 1997, Butler was selected 10th overall by the [Tampa Bay Devil Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rays).<ref name=":0" /> In Tampa Bay's inaugural season of 1998, Butler played in 72 games at the major league level and 38 games with the Triple-A [Durham Bulls](/source/Durham_Bulls).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=111820#/career/R/hitting/2000/ALL|title=Rich Butler Stats, Highlights, Bio {{!}} MiLB.com Stats {{!}} The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|website=MiLB.com|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>

Butler remained at AAA Durham in 1999, where he played 90 games. He was called up to the Devil Rays again, but this time only for seven games.<ref name=":1" />

On October 15, 1999, Butler was granted [free agency](/source/Free_agent). A month later, he was signed by the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners), although he never made it back to the big leagues.<ref name=":0" />

After his MLB career Butler played for the minor league [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_(semi-pro_baseball)) from 2001 to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pointstreaksites.com/view/theibl/alumni-132|title=ALUMNI {{!}} Intercounty Baseball League|website=www.pointstreaksites.com|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Baseball}}
{{baseballstats|br=b/butleri01| brm=butler002ric| retro=B/Pbutlr002}}

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Category:Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Category:Cardenales de Lara players
Category:Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Category:Dunedin Blue Jays players
Category:Durham Bulls players
Category:Gulf Coast Blue Jays players
Category:Knoxville Smokies players
Category:Major League Baseball left fielders
Category:Major League Baseball players from Canada
Category:Myrtle Beach Hurricanes players
Category:New Haven Ravens players
Category:Niagara Stars players
Category:Oklahoma RedHawks players
Category:Syracuse Chiefs players
Category:Syracuse SkyChiefs players
Category:Tacoma Rainiers players
Category:Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
Category:Toronto Blue Jays players
Category:Canadian expatriate baseball players in Australia
Category:2003 Baseball World Cup players

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