About Rich Butler
Born 1973. Rich Butler is an American baseball player.
Richard Dwight Butler (born May 1, 1973) is a Canadian former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is the brother of another former Blue Jay, Rob Butler.
Career Butler was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays on September 24, 1990. After seven years in Minor League Baseball, he was called up to play for the major league club on September 6, 1997. He played seven games that season with the Blue Jays.
In the Major League Baseball expansion draft of 1997, Butler was selected 10th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Butler remained at AAA Durham in 1999, where he played 90 games. He was called up to the Devil Rays again, but this time only for seven games.
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Who is Rich Butler?
Canadian baseball player
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Rich Butler was born on 1 May 1973 in Toronto.
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Rich Butler is a baseball player.
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Rich Butler is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rich Butler. https://biography.guide/rich-butler/
MLA: "Rich Butler." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rich-butler/.
Chicago: "Rich Butler." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rich-butler/.
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