Todd Edward Zeile (born September 9, 1965 in Van Nuys, California) is a
former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played
from 1989 to 2004. After graduating from UCLA, where he played as a catcher,
Zeile played for 11 Major League teams during his career: the St. Louis
Cardinals (1989-1995), Chicago Cubs (1995), Philadelphia Phillies (1996),
Baltimore Orioles (1996), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997-1998), Florida Marlins
(1998), Texas Rangers (1998-1999), New York Mets (2000-2001, 2004), Colorado
Rockies (2002), New York Yankees (2003) and Montreal Expos (2003).
Todd Edward Zeile(出生於1965年9月9日，加州范奈斯)大聯盟生涯介於1989年至 2004年
，主要擔任三壘手與一 壘手。在UCLA時擔任捕手，畢業後Zeile先後效力了11支大聯盟球
隊: 聖路易紅雀隊(1989-1995)，芝加哥小熊隊(1995)，費城費城人隊(1996)，巴爾迪摩
金鶯隊(1996)，洛杉磯道奇隊 (1997-1998)，佛羅里達馬林魚隊(1998)，德州遊騎兵隊
(1998-1999)，紐約大都會隊(2000-2001，2004)，科羅拉多洛磯隊(2002)，紐約洋基隊
(2003)，蒙特婁博覽會隊(2003)。
Early career 生涯初期
Zeile broke into the majors in 1989 as a catcher and the Cardinals' most
anticipated prospect of the year. Cardinals manager Joe Torre wanted to make
room for catcher Tom Pagnozzi and believed Zeile would be a more productive
hitter and would have a longer career if he moved from behind the plate, so
Zeile moved, with some reluctance, initially to first base and then to third
base in 1990.
Zeile於1989年以捕手身分進入大聯盟，並且成為紅雀隊該年最受期待的新人。紅雀隊
總教練Joe Torre希望能給捕手Tom Pagnozzi上場空間，並且相信Zeile如果不擔任捕手將
會成為更有威力的打者，並且擁有更長的職業生涯，所以1990年Zeile不情願的轉換守備
位置，起初擔任一壘手，後來轉任三壘手。
Middle career 生涯中期
Zeile spent most of the 1990s as a third baseman, he was traded from the Los
Angeles Dodgers to the Florida Marlins along with Mike Piazza in 1998 for
five playersm then signed a contract with the mets rejoining Piazza and he
finished his career moving to first base for the Mets in 2000, who wanted him
to replace John Olerud. In 1999, Zeile was part of a historic Rangers team.
Along with Gregg Zaun and Jeff Zimmerman, he was one of three players on the
team whose last names began with "Z". Not since the 1916 Chicago Cubs had
this occurred (Heinie Zimmerman, Dutch Zwilling, and Rollie Zeider).
1990年代，Zeile大部分的時間都擔任三壘手，他於1998年與Mike Piazza一同被從洛杉磯
道奇隊交易到佛羅里達馬林魚隊，以交換5位選手。1999年Zeile成為遊 騎兵隊的一員，
除了Gregg Zaun與Jeff Zimmerman外，他是球隊中第三位姓氏為"Z"開頭的球員。這是自
從1916年的芝加哥小熊隊(Heinie Zimmerman,Dutch Zwilling與Rollie Zeider)之後再度
出現。Zeile於2000年與大都會隊簽下合約，再度成為Piazza的隊友，大都會隊希望以他
取代John Olerud，Zeile最後也在大都會隊結束職業生涯。
He led all NL third basemen in errors in 2002, with 21, when he had the
lowest fielding percentage in the league (.942).
2002年他的21次失誤為三壘手最多，守備率(.942)則為全聯盟最低。
End of career 生涯末期
Zeile retired following the 2004 season. Having planned his retirement in
advance (and with the Mets well out of the playoff race), Mets manager Art
Howe let Zeile once again start as a catcher, his original position, on
September 18, 2004. It was Zeile's first appearance there in 14 years. It was
the second-longest span ever between appearances at the position. Gabby
Street caught a game in 1931 after last having caught in 1912. Zeile's span
is now the third longest, since Craig Biggio started the final game of his
career at catcher after a 16 year span.
Zeile於2004年球季結束後退休。大都會隊總教練Art Howe事先計畫了Zeile的退休(由於
大都會隊已經提前與季後賽無緣)，並且讓Zeile於2004年9月18日再度以原本的守備位置
捕手擔任先發球員。這是Zeile於14年之後再度蹲補，當時也成為了史上在同一位置出賽
間隔第二長的紀錄。Gabby Street在1912年蹲補後於1931年才在督擔任捕手。Craig
Biggio於生涯最後一場比賽再度於16年後擔任捕手，使得Zeile的紀錄退居史上第三。
Zeile got one final start as a catcher two weeks later on October 3, 2004 in
the season's final game. In the 6th inning, in his final at-bat as a Major
Leaguer, Zeile hit a 3-run home run into left field off Montreal Expos
pitcher Claudio Vargas. In his final play as a Major Leaguer, Ryan Church
popped up to him, as a catcher, in foul territory.
Zeile於兩個星期後的2004年10月3日，球季的最後一場比賽最後一次以捕手身分擔任先發
。6局在他大聯盟的最後一個打席，他從蒙特婁博覽會隊左投手Claudio Vargas手中擊出
左外野3分全壘打。Zeile最後一次的大聯盟守備機會則是以捕手身分在界外區接殺了
Ryan Church的小飛球。
Both games Zeile caught in his final season were started by Tom Glavine.
Zeile於最後一個球季蹲捕的兩場比賽都是由Tom Glavine先發主投。
Trivia 瑣事
Zeile hit at least one home run for each of the 11 teams he played for over
the course of his career, distinguishing him as the one player in Major
League history to have hit a home run for over 10 teams. He is also one of 41
players ever to hit a home run in his final at-bat, which he did on October
3, 2004 as a New York Met.
Zeile於職業生涯待過的11支球隊都至少轟出一支全壘打，這使得他成為大聯盟史上唯一
一位至少在10支球隊擊出全壘打的選手。他同時也是41位在最後一個打席擊出全壘打的選
手之一，Zeile於2004年10月3日穿著大都會隊球衣達成此紀錄。
Zeile's final home run also made him the last person ever to hit a home run
off a Montreal Expos pitcher. Following that game, which was the last of the
season, the Expos moved to Washington D.C. and became the Washington
Nationals.
Zeile的最後一支全壘打同時也使他成為最後一位從博覽會隊投手手中擊出全壘打的球員
。這場比賽結束後，球季也跟著結束，博覽會隊也遷移至華盛頓特區，並且改名為華盛頓
國民隊。
Zeile is married to Olympic champion, Julianne McNamara, the first American
gymnast to earn a perfect 10.0 at the Olympics. They have four children.
Zeile與奧林匹克冠軍Julianne McNamara結婚，並育有4名子女。Julianne McNamara為第
一位獲得完美10分的美國體操選手。
He attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he was
an outstanding student and athlete.
他就讀位在加州紐荷爾的William S. Hart High School時是一名出色的學生與運動員。
Todd is a descendant of John Adams, the second President of the United States.
Todd Zeile是美國第二位總統John Adams的後裔。
Since retiring from Major League Baseball, Zeile has pursued another passion,
starting Green Diamond Entertainment - a film production company in
California.
從大聯盟退休後，Zeile找到了另一項熱愛的事物，他在加州的製片公司"綠鑽石娛樂"擔
任演員。
Todd acted in a movie that came out in 2005 called Dirty Deeds. Playing a guy
named Mullet/Dustin Rimes.
Todd於2005年上映的電影"Dirty Deeds"中飾演一名叫做Mullet/Dustin Rimes的傢伙。
Todd owns a Citation X jet.
Todd擁有一架Citation X噴射機。
Achievements 成就
* 2004 career hits (244th in history)
* 253 home runs (tied for 168th)
* 1110 career RBI
* 11 straight seasons of 10 or more home runs
* 4 post-season home runs
* 生涯累積2004支安打(史上排名244)
* 253支全壘打(並列168名)
* 生涯1110分打點
* 連續11季擊出超過10支全壘打
* 4支季後賽全壘打
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