Homer Bush

He played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2002 and in 2004.

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[1] The San Diego Padres selected Bush in the seventh round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.

In winter baseball, he played in Australia, hitting .364 and winning the batting title and being named the league MVP.

Bush was promoted to the Las Vegas Stars of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 1996, hitting .362[citation needed] before suffering a broken leg that ended his season.

[5] Bush split time between the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League and the New York Yankees.

Bush made the major league roster with the New York Yankees in 1998, and was part of the team's 1998 World Series championship.

Due to his recurring hip injuries, however, Bush voluntarily left spring training and retired.