Chad Allen

[William Malone]

John Chad Allen was born on February 6, 1975 in Dallas, Texas.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round four of the 1996 MLB Draft. Before entering their minor league system, Allen played for Team USA in the 1996 Olympics and won a bronze medal.

He made the Opening Day roster in 1999, and was penciled in as the Twins regular left fielder. Allen had two hits in his Major League debut, and began his career on a six game hit streak. His first home run came on April 15th against the Detroit Tigers. He finished the year batting .277 with ten home runs and 46 RBI, appearing in 137 games.

Jacque Jones won the left field job during spring training in 2000. As a result, Allen spent most of the year in Triple-A. He appeared in just 15 games for Minnesota, going 15-for-50 (.300) with no home runs and seven RBI. Allen hit .311 with nine home runs and 67 RBI while in the minors that season. His playing time increased again in 2001. Allen served as a backup corner outfielder, and occasional designated hitter. He was hitting .263 with four home runs and 20 RBI through 57 games when his ACL was torn on August 14th. The Twins released him in the off-season.

Allen was primarily a minor league player for the rest of his career, occasionally resurfacing at the big league level. He played a total of 58 games for the Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins and Texas Rangers between 2002 and 2005.

The Twins employed Allen as a minor league hitting coach between 2013 and 2018. He was named as a steroid user in the Mitchell Report, which was released in 2007.

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