Andrew Denson is a retired Major League Baseball

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 first baseman

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. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Atlanta Braves

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 and Chicago White Sox

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. He was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft

1984 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.- Other notable players :*Future Canadian Football League quarterback Damon Allen, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round, 182nd overall....

. Denson played his first professional season with their Rookie League Gulf Coast Braves in , and his last with the Baltimore Orioles

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' Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings

Rochester Red Wings

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, in .