page_title: Marlon Byrd
section_title: Texas Rangers
hierarchical_section_title: Marlon Byrd / Major league career / Texas Rangers
caption_attribution_description: Marlon Byrd
context_page_description: Marlon Jerrard Byrd is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians. He was suspended twice for using performance-enhancing drugs.
context_section_description: Byrd was signed as a free agent by the Rangers on December 8, 2006, to compete for the starting position in center field. After failing to make the Rangers' major league roster out of spring training, Byrd was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks. Byrd's contract was purchased on May 26, 2007, following injuries to outfielders Brad Wilkerson and Jerry Hairston, Jr. Making the most of his call-up by hitting over .400 for the month of June, Byrd played his way into the line-up, allowing the Rangers to trade center fielder Kenny Lofton prior to the trading deadline. On August 4, 2008, he hit a walk-off grand slam to help the Rangers beat the Yankees 9–5.
  Byrd had a career season in 2009, hitting 20 home runs and collecting 89 RBIs.
  Following the 2009 season, Byrd filed for free agency, declining the Rangers' offer of salary arbitration.
caption: Byrd batting for the Texas Rangers in 2009
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