Tim Olson
American college baseball player, Major League baseball player, infielder
About Tim Olson
Born 1978. Tim Olson is an American baseball player.
Timothy Lane Olson (born August 1, 1978) is an American former professional baseball player who was an infielder for two Major League Baseball teams in the 2000s. Olson played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
Olson attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Andy Lopez's Florida Gators baseball team in 2000. During his single season with the Gators, he had a school-record twenty-nine-game hitting streak, and received a variety of All-American honors. After the college season was over, Olson was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2000 MLB draft.
He is married to Stephanie Leigh Buyok of Farmington, New Mexico.
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Who is Tim Olson?
American college baseball player, Major League baseball player, infielder
When was Tim Olson born?
Tim Olson was born on 1 August 1978 in Grand Forks.
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Tim Olson is a baseball player.
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Tim Olson is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tim Olson. https://biography.guide/tim-olson/
MLA: "Tim Olson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tim-olson/.
Chicago: "Tim Olson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tim-olson/.
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