Damon Buford

Damon Buford (born June 12, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a retired Major League Baseball player. Buford played between 1993 and 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

College career

Buford played at the University of Southern California. His Trojan teammates included Bret Barberie, Brett Boone, Jay Hemond, and Jeff Cirillo.

Notable trades

• In the winter of 1992, he played in the Australian Baseball League with the Perth Heat.
• On July 28, 1995, Buford was traded by the Orioles with Alex Ochoa to the Mets for a player to be named later and Bobby Bonilla. The Mets sent Jimmy Williams, a minor leaguer to complete the trade.
• On January 25, 1996, he was traded by the Mets to the Rangers for Terrell Lowery.
• On November 6, 1997, he was traded by the Rangers with Jim Leyritz to the Red Sox for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman, and Aaron Sele.
• On December 12, 1999, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Cubs for Manny Alexander.

Personal life

His father Don Buford also played for the USC Trojans and in the major leagues and later worked as hitting coordinator of the Hannibal Cavemen, under manager Jay Hemond, who played at USC while Don was hitting coach.