Chad Allen (baseball)
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John Chad Allen (born February 6, 1975 in Dallas, Texas) is a left fielder/designated hitter in Major League Baseball. He attended and played for Texas A&M University from 1994 to 1996. From 1999 through 2005, Allen has played for the Minnesota Twins (1999-2001), Cleveland Indians (2002), Florida Marlins (2003) and Texas Rangers (2004-2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
In a seven-season career, Allen has posted a .269 batting average with 14 home runs and 84 RBI in 267 games played.
Before the 2006 season, the Kansas City Royals signed Allen to a minor league contract with a spring training invite. At the start of the season, he was assigned to the Omaha Royals of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), the Royals' AAA affiliate. In 2007, Allen played for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball. On December 13, 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report naming players who had used steroids.
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