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| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|10|21}}
| birthplace = [[Tacoma, WA]]
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| debutyear = 1997
| debutteam = Hudson Valley Renegades
| finaldate = June 25
| finalyear = 2006
| finalteam = Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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*[[Hudson Valley Renegades]] ([[Hudson Valley Renegades/1997|1997]])
*[[Charleston RiverDogs]] ([[Charleston RiverDogs/1998|1998]])
*[[St. Petersburg Devil Rays]] ([[St. Petersburg Devil Rays/1999|1999]])
*[[Orlando Rays]] ([[Orlando Rays/1999|1999]]-[[Orlando Rays/2000|2000]])
*[[Durham Bulls]] ([[Durham Bulls/2000|2000]]-[[Durham Bulls/2002|2002]])
*[[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] ([[Tampa Bay Devil Rays/2000|2000]]-[[Tampa Bay Devil Rays/2006|2006]])
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'''Toby Jason Hall''' (born [[October 21]], 1975, in [[Tacoma, WA]]) was a [[catcher]] for the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]]. He was drafted by the Devil Rays out of [[University of Nevada-Las Vegas|UNLV]] in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft and was signed on [[June 9]], 1997, by [[Tim Corcoran]].<ref name="Rays06MG">{{cite book |editor1-last=Vaughn |editor1-first=Rick |editor2-last=Costello |editor2-first=Chris |editor3-last=Molina |editor3-first=Jason |editor4-last=Latimer |title=2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Media Guide |page=99-103 |year=2006 | publisher=Tampa Bay Devil Rays Public Relations Department |location=St. Petersburg, FL |ref=Rays06MG}}</ref>
== Before the Devil Rays ==
Hall was an All-State selection out of El Dorado High School in [[Placienta, CA]]<ref name="Rays06MG" /> and later attended UNLV. He was a third baseman in college<ref name="siscout02">{{cite web |last=Cannella |first=Stephen |title=SI's 2002 MLB Scouting Reports: Devil Rays |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/2002/scouting_reports/devil_rays/ |publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated |work=si.com |date=March 19, 2002 |accessdate=May 31, 2011}}</ref> when he was drafted by [[San Francisco Giants|San Francisco]] in the 24th round of the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft|1995 amateur draft]]<ref name="bbref">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hallto02.shtml#trans |title=Toby Hall Statistics and History |publisher=Sports Reference |work=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-25}}</ref>, but chose to continue his college career in lieu of signing in order to learn how to catch before beginning his pro career.<ref name="qna">{{cite web |title=Q & A with Rays catcher Toby Hall |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/minors/news/2001/07/26/toby_hall/ |publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated |work=cnnsi.com |date=July 26, 2001 |accessdate=May 31, 2011}}</ref>
== Professional Career ==
Hall began at Short-Season Hudson Valley in the [[New York-Penn League]], starting 31 games behind the plate (and appearing in 55 of the team's 75 games). He hit .250, but showed little power (.280 SLG, 1 HR).<ref name="Rays06MG" />
To start the 1998 season, Hall was promoted to Class-A Charleston. Despite a vast increase in at-bats (200 in 1997 to 377 in 1998), he managed to increase his average and ''reduce'' his strikeouts (to only 32) as well as walking far more often, pushing his on-base percentage to .386, and earning his first All-Star appointment in the [[South Atlantic League]].<ref name="Rays06MG" />
Another year saw another promotion, this time to Advanced-A St. Petersburg in the [[Florida State League]] for 1999. He was further promoted to Double-A Orlando that season, and helped the O-Rays to a [[Southern League]] championship by hitting .536 with 7 RBI in the playoffs.<ref name="Rays06MG" />
After hitting over .340 in 68 games at Orlando, where Hall started the 2000 season, he received a promotion to Triple-A Durham on [[June 30]], 2000 again hitting well in the post-season (11/22 with 2 HR). On [[September 11]], he got his first cup of coffee with the Major League club, appearing in 4 games including his first Major League start, on [[September 22]], when he recorded his first hit (an infield single) and home run, both off of [[Toronto Blue Jays|Toronto]] pitcher [[Frank Castillo]].<ref name="Rays06MG" />
Back in Durham for 2001, Hall's career-best production (19 HR, 72 RBI in 94 games) earned him several high-profile honors:
* Devil Rays Minor League Player of the Year
* [[International League]] MVP
* Topps/Minor League Baseball AAA All-Star
* Baseball America Minor League All-Star
* MVP of the Futures All-Star Game<ref "mvp-futures">{{cite web |title=Catching on: Rays prospect leads U.S. to victory in Futures Game |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/2001/allstar/news/2001/07/08/futures_game_ap/ |publisher=Associated Press |work=CNN/Sports Illustrated |date=July 8, 2001 |accessdate=May 31, 2011}}</ref>
He was called up on [[July 26]], and started the majority of Tampa Bay's games the rest of the season.
From then until his departure from Tampa Bay, Hall was the regular starter at his position.
=== Departure and afterward ===
On [[June 27]], Hall was traded, along with pitcher [[Mark Hendrickson]] and cash, to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in exchange for catcher [[Dioner Navarro]], pitcher [[Jae Seo]], and a player to be named later (announced on [[July 19]] to be minor league outfielder [[Justin Ruggiano]]). Although he hit well for the Dodgers (.822 OPS), he saw limited playing time (only 22 games) and was granted free agency at the end of the season.
In December, 2006, Hall signed as a free agent with the [[Chicago White Sox]], and spent the next two seasons as the backup to White Sox starter [[A.J. Pierzynski]].
In January, 2009, Hall signed a minor league deal with the [[Houston Astros]]. During Spring Training, he suffered a torn labrum (believed to be related to a shoulder dislocation suffered while with the White Sox) and his contract was voided.<ref name="astros">{{cite web |last=Footer |first=Alyson |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |work=MLB.com |title=Astros void contract of Hall |date=February 22, 2009 |url=http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090222&content_id=3863234 |accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref> He did not sign with another team in 2009, spending the season recovering from surgery.
In January, 2010, Hall signed a minor league deal with the [[Texas Rangers]].<ref name="texsign">{{cite web |title=Rangers sign C Toby Hall to minor league contract with invitation to major league spring training |publisher=Texas Rangers |date=January 22, 2010 |accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref> He never got beyond rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder and was released in June.<ref name="texrel">{{cite web |last=Durrett |first=Richard |title=Rangers release catcher Toby Hall |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4849492/rangers-release-catcher-toby-hall |work=Texas Rangers Report |publisher=ESPN |date=June 24, 2010 |accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref>
By the time spring training in 2011 came around, Hall was working out (along with other former Devil Rays [[Bobby Seay]], [[Dewon Brazelton]] and [[Jason Johnson]]) at a camp being run on the grounds of the Devil Rays' former [[Raymond A. Naimoli Complex]].<ref name="work11">{{cite web |last=Topkin |first=Marc |title=Several former Tampa Bay Rays working out in St. Petersburg hoping to find major-league jobs |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article1150703.ece |date=February 10, 2011 |accessdate=May 25, 2011 |publisher=St. Petersburg Times |work=tampabay.com}}</ref> In March, he signed with the [[Camden Riversharks]] of the independent [[Atlantic League]].<ref name="camden">{{cite web |last=Topkin |first=Marc |title=Ex-Ray Toby Hall signs with independent league team |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/ex-ray-toby-hall-signs-independent-league-team |date=March 10, 2011 |accessdate=May 25, 2011 |publisher=St. Petersburg Times |work=tampabay.com}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[[Wikipedia:Player Article|Player Name]] on Wikipedia
*[http://sabrpedia.org/wiki/Player_Article Player Name] on Sabrpedia
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[[Category:Players from Washington]]
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[[Category:Hudson Valley Renegades players]]
[[Category:Charleston RiverDogs players]]
[[Category:St. Petersburg Devil Rays players]]
[[Category:Orlando Rays players]]
[[Category:Durham Bulls players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Devil Rays players]]
[[Category:Minor League Player of the Year]]
[[Category:Players traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers]]
[[Category:Players from University of Nevada-Las Vegas]]
