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Baseball profile: Ellis Burks.(Brief Article)(Interview)

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| February 01, 2002 | Sorci, Rick | COPYRIGHT 2002 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FULL NAME: Ellis Rena Burks

AGE, HT., WT.: 37, 6-2, 205 Born: September 11, 1964

HOME: Englewood, Colorado

STATUS/FAMILY: Married with four children

NICKNAME: E.B.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the first round (20th pick overall) of free-agent draft in January 1983. Signed with Chicago White Sox as a free agent in January 1993. Signed with Colorado Rockies as a free agent in November 1993. Traded by Rockies to San Francisco Giants in July 1998. Signed with Cleveland Indians as a free agent in November 2000.

LIFE OUTSIDE BASEBALL: With four children, when I'm away from the game I'm a full-time daddy.

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