Kevin Alexander Russo is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 organization. He is currently a utility

Utility player

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 infielder/outfielder who came up as a second baseman.

Early years

Russo attended Fairview High School

Fairview High School (Boulder)

Fairview High School is a public high school located on the southern edge of Boulder, Colorado in the Table Mesa area. About 2,000 students attend Fairview, placing it in the 5A category for Colorado sports.-Design of the school:...

 in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

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. As a running back on the Fairview High School football team, Russo rushed for 2,416 yards during his senior year, leading the team to a state title. He and LenDale White

LenDale White

LenDale Anthony White is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....

 were named as the two all-state running backs by the Rocky Mountain News

Rocky Mountain News

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He attended San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College is a community college in the Greater Houston area in the U.S. state of Texas. Established in 1961, San Jacinto College originally consisted of the areas of Channelview ISD, Deer Park ISD, Galena Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pasadena ISD. The College now also serves Sheldon ISD,...

 before transferring to Baylor University

Baylor University

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. At Baylor, he helped the Baylor Bears baseball

Baylor Bears baseball

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 team reach the 2005 College World Series

2005 College World Series

The 2005 College World Series was held June 17 through 27, 2005 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. It was won by Texas, which defeated Florida in the championship...

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Professional career

Russo was drafted by the Yankees in the 20th round (614th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft

2006 Major League Baseball Draft

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. Following the 2009 season, Russo was added to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft

Rule 5 draft

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. He was called up to the major leagues for the first time on May 8, 2010. He recorded his first hit in the Majors on May 21, 2010 in an interleague game against the New York Mets

New York Mets

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 and added the decisive two-run double later in the game to lead the Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Mets.

The Yankees designated him for assignment on May 6, 2011, to make room for Jess Todd

Jess Todd

Jesse Ray Todd is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. From the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in second round of the 2007 amateur entry draft...

 on the 40-man roster.

Despite being an infielder by trade, he has played the majority of his games in Left field and is listed by the team as a left fielder.

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