{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1964)}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Warren Newson |image=Warren Newson - Riverside Red Wave - 1988.jpg |caption=Newson with the Riverside Red Wave in 1988 |position=Outfielder |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1964|7|3}} |birth_place=Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |bats=Left |throws=Left |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 29 |debutyear=1991 |debutteam=Chicago White Sox |debut2league=KBO |debut2date=April 5 |debut2year=2002 |debut2team=Kia Tigers |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear=1998 |finalteam=Texas Rangers |final2league=KBO |final2date=May 22 |final2year=2002 |final2team=Kia Tigers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.250 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=34 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=120 |stat2league=KBO |stat21label=Batting average |stat21value=.209 |stat22label=Home runs |stat22value=7 |stat23label=Runs batted in |stat23value=17 |teams= *Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1995}}) *Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1995}}) *Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1998}}) *Kia Tigers ({{by|2002}}) }} '''Warren Dale Newson''' (born July 3, 1964) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991-98. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1991–1995), Seattle Mariners (1995) and Texas Rangers (1996–1998). He also played for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League in 2002.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Warren Newson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newsowa01.shtml |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Baseball Reference}}</ref>
The San Diego Padres drafted Newson out of Middle Georgia College in January 1986.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Geoff |date=2010-07-07 |title=The cult of Warren Newson |url=https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-cult-of-warren-newson/ |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=The Hardball Times}}</ref> The Padres traded him, Joey Cora, and Kevin Garner before the start of the 1991 season for pitchers Steve Rosenberg and Adam Peterson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nightengale |first=Bob |author-link=Bob Nightengale |date=1991-04-01 |title=Padres Trade for Pitching : Baseball: Joey Cora, two others, are dealt to White Sox for Steve Rosenberg and Adam Peterson. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-01-sp-1098-story.html |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Los Angeles Times }}</ref> He debuted in late May, working regularly as a pinch hitter in his rookie season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warren Newson 1991 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=newsowa01&t=b&year=1991 |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
Newson was given the nickname "The Deacon" by White Sox play-by-play announcer Ken Harrelson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-04-06 |title='Hawk' says nicknames are coming |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/04/06/hawk-says-nicknames-are-coming/ |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Newson possessed exceptional strike zone judgment, prompting Bill James to herald him as a freely-available player who could help many teams win.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}
On July 18, 1995, the White Sox traded Newson to the Mariners for a player to be named later, with Jeff Darwin going to Chicago after the season.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 10, 1995 |title=Sports Shorts |url=https://apnews.com/article/9eb65eb0ded65c3759db2467fd6a8511 |access-date=6 July 2021 |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Newson hit .292 down the stretch for Seattle and batted 0-for-1 in the postseason.<ref name=":0" /> After the season, he signed with the Rangers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 1995 |title=Baseball -- Newson Signs With Rangers |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951207/2156453/baseball----newson-signs-with-rangers |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=The Seattle Times |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
In 2000, Newson was the Mexican League batting champion, hitting .386 with 39 home runs for Algodoneros de Unión Laguna.<ref name="lmb">{{cite web |title=Quién es quién 2024 |url=https://e.lmb.com.mx/eBook_2024/descarga_ebook/QesQ_2024.pdf |access-date=15 April 2025 |publisher=Liga Mexicana de Beisbol |language=es |p=549}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Baseballstats |br=n/newsowa01 |fangraphs=1009549 |brm=newson001war}} *[http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Teams/Playerinfohitter/summary.aspx?pcode=72654 Career statistics and player information] from Korea Baseball Organization
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