Butler is the second player from UNO's 2007 and 2008 NCAA regional teams to reach the majors. Johnny Giavotella has played parts of the past three seasons with the Kansas City Royals.
Joey Butler's week, in photos
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| Aug 5: Graphic shown on Fox SW's pre-game show on August 5th. |
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| Aug 5: Joey has a front row seat as his Rangers lead the Angels in his first game as a Major Leaguer. The Rangers would win 5-2. Joey did not appear in the game. |
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| Aug 6: The Rangers leave the field after their second straight win with Joey in uniform. Again, Joey did not appear in the game. |
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| Aug 7: Joey pinch hit for his first Major League plate appearance. He hit a line drive right at the second baseman. The Rangers won again. |
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| Aug 9: In his first start, Joey led off the top of the third by rolling a ball just fair inside the first base line for a stand-up double, His first Major League hit! |
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| Aug 9: Leading off the 7th inning, Joey dropped a ball into the right field corner for his second MLB hit, another double! The Rangers would rally for another win, Joey's fourth in four tries in the bigs. |