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Ellis made his major-league debut in 2002 , batting .272 in 98 games. He followed by hitting .248 the following season, but missed the entire 2004 season due to a torn labrum in his right shoulder resulting from a collision with shortstop Bobby Crosby in a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs . In 2005 , he return to the Athletics and had a successful season, leading the team in Batting Average (.316), On Base Percentage (.384), and Slugging Percentage (.477) as the team's regular second baseman. A ninth-round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 amateur draft, Ellis attended the University Of Florida . He was acquired along with outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Cory Lidle in a three-team trade for outfielder Ben Grieve , shortstop Angel Berroa , and catcher A. J. Hinch . Ellis has a career batting average of .257. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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