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Dwight Michael “Dewey” Evans (born in Santa Monica, CA on November 3, 1951) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1972–1990) and Baltimore Orioles (1991) in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a three-time All-Star, won eight Gold Glove Awards, and won two Silver Slugger Awards. Evans played the second-most career games for the Red Sox of any player, surpassed only by Carl Yastrzemski. Evans was drafted in the fifth round of the 1969 MLB draft by the Red Sox, with the 107th overall pick, and then played in Boston’s minor leaguesystem from 1969 through 1972. He played for the Florida Instructional League Red Sox (1969), short season Class A Jamestown Falcons (1969), Single-A Greenville Red Sox(1970), Single-A Winston-Salem Red Sox(1971), and Triple-A Louisville Colonels (1972). Evans acquired the nickname “Dewey” while playing for Winston-Salem in 1971. It was coined by manager Don Lock who had already called Don Newhauser “Newie” and another teammate “Louie.” In 1972, with Louisville, Evans was named MVP of the International League.
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