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Jon Lester played in the majors between 2006-2009

# Players born in city: 52

Major Leaguers: [12] - Cey, Conine, Hall, Hansen, Haught, Lester, Libke, Loughlin, Lyons, Magruder, Peterson, Whitaker

High Schools: Bellarmine Prep, Charles Wright Academy, Henry Foss, Life Christian Academy, Lincoln, Mount Tahoma, Pierce, South Tacoma, Stadium, Tacoma, Washington, Wilston, Woodrow Wilson

Colleges: Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Community College, University of Puget Sound

Stadiums: Cheney Stadium

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Major Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Ron Cey	Feb 15,1948	3B	MLB	1971-1987	1987	Mount Tahoma (Tacoma,WA)	Washington State University
Jeff Conine	Jun 27,1966	1B-LF	MLB	1990-2007	2007	Eisenhower (Rialto,CA)	UCLA
Toby Hall	Oct 21,1975	C	MLB	2000-2008	2008	El Dorado (Placentia,CA)	UNLV
Jed Hansen	Aug 19,1972	2B	MLB	1997-1999	2006	Capital (Olympia,WA)	Stanford University
Gary Haught	Sep 29,1970	P	MLB	1997-1997	1999	Choctaw (Choctaw,OK)	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jon Lester	Jan 7,1984	P	MLB	2006-2009	2009	Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma,WA)
Al Libke	Sep 12,1918	OF	MLB	1945-1946	1946
Larry Loughlin	Aug 16,1941	P	MLB	1967-1967	1967
Steve Lyons	Jun 3,1960	CF-3B	MLB	1985-1993	1993	Beaverton (Beaverton,OR)	Oregon State University
Chris Magruder	Apr 26,1977	LF-RF	MLB	2001-2005	2005	West Valley (Yakima,WA)	University of Washington
Cap Peterson	Aug 15,1942	OF	MLB	1962-1969	1969
Steve Whitaker	May 7,1943	OF	MLB	1966-1970	1970

Minor Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Garrett Alwert	Oct 22,1980	P	Rookie		2004	Bethel (Spanaway,WA)	Washington State University
Jason Andrew	Jan 29,1980	P	AAA		2005	Franklin Pierce (Parkland,WA)	Pacific Lutheran University
Tyler Best	Apr 24,1981	C	Rookie		2004	Curtis (University Place,WA)	Lewis-Clark State College
Gregg Davies	Jan 8,1980	OF	A+		2004		Towson University
Scott Deal	Dec 11,1986	P	A		2009	Curtis (University Place,WA)
Johnny DuRocher	Jun 21,1984	P	A		2008	Bethel (Spanaway,WA)	University of Washington
Kevin Eberwein	Mar 30,1977	3B	AAA	-	2002	Green Valley (Henderson,NV)	UNLV
Branden Florence	Apr 3,1978	OF	AA		2009	Boise (Boise,ID)	College of Idaho
Jon Fuller	May 7,1969	C	AA		1999		Bellevue Community College
Chris Gustafson	Nov 2,1984	OF	Rookie		2006	Kamiak (Mukilteo,WA)
Dan Madsen	Feb 10,1971	OF	AA		2002	Newbury Park (Newbury Park,CA)	UNLV
Sean Mahoney	Dec 23,1975	OF	A+		1999		Florida International University
Brandon Mann	May 16,1984	P	AA		2009	Mount Rainier (Des Moines,WA)
Craig McClure	Aug 4,1975	OF	A		1996	Columbine (Littleton,CO)
Jeffrey Neely	Aug 9,1965	P	AAA		1991	Bellevue (Bellevue,WA)	University of Portland
Jacob Sampson	Sep 9,1978	SS	A-		2000	Curtis (University Place,WA)
Chris Scholl	Oct 27,1987	P	A		2009	Stadium (Tacoma,WA)	Green River Community College
Seth Tate	Jan 7,1977	P	Rookie		1998	Wenatchee (Wenatchee,WA)	Wenatchee Valley Community College
Brian Viafore	Apr 30,1980	1B	A-		2003		Central Washington University
Paul Vindivich	Dec 13,1973	C	AAA		1994	Mount Tahoma (Tacoma,WA)
Scott Welch	Nov 8,1982	P	A-		2008		Grand Canyon University
Tony Wood	Jul 6,1972	2B	A+		1996	Tahoma (Maple Valley,WA)	Eastern Oregon University
J.T. Zink	May 6,1985	P	A+		2007	Curtis (University Place,WA)	San Diego State University

College and other players

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Joe Castellanos	Jan 11,1989	C	College		2009	Bloomingdale (Valrico,FL)	Stetson University
Josh Cordova	Mar 13,1985	C	College		2004	Hanks (El Paso,TX)	University of New Mexico
Zack Daniels	Apr 3,1980	P	Ind		2003	Charles Wright Academy (Tacoma,WA)	University of Washington
Ryan Davis	Aug 20,1982	P	College		2004	Lakes (Lakewood,WA)	Southern Illinois University
Jordan Durrance	Oct 23,1987	P	College		2008	Sierra (Manteca,CA)	Pepperdine University
Tim Friedman	May 20,1979	2B	Ind		2003		University of Puget Sound
Matt Gardner	Jan 5,1979	P	College		2001	Gig Harbor (Gig Harbor,WA)	University of Washington
Matt Gibbs	Apr 24,1985	P	-		-	Calvary Temple Academy (Modesto,CA)	Modesto Junior College
David Gruener	Sep 21,1985	P	College		2008	Life Christian Academy (Tacoma,WA)	University of Notre Dame
Jett Hart	Jul 13,1988	SS	College		2009	Puyallup (Puyallup,WA)	Lower Columbia Community College
Sean McNaughton	Mar 2,1986	OF	College		2009	Curtis (University Place,WA)	Brigham Young University
Kenneth Parker	Feb 4,1983	1B	-		-	Henry Foss (Tacoma,WA)
Randy Peterson	Jan 25,1955	C	-		-	Warren (Downey,CA)	Green River Community College
Julien Pollard	Feb 18,1989	2B	College		2009	Washington (Tacoma,WA)	University of Washington
Ty Rasmussen		OF-1B	College		2009	Enumclaw (Enumclaw,WA)	University of Washington
Josh Showers	Sep 26,1984	IF	College		2005	South Kitsap (Port Orchard,WA)	University of Washington
Jay Yaconetti	Feb 17,1982	3B	Ind		2008	Gilbert (Gilbert,AZ)	University of Oklahoma