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"Samuel Babson "Sam" Fuld" is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Despite being diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10, Fuld began his baseball career by twice Batting average (baseball)/batting .600 in high school, during which time Baseball America ranked him 19th in the country. He played college baseball at Stanford. There, he was a two-time All American, set the school record for career run (baseball)/runs scored, and established the College World Series record for career hit (baseball)/hits.

Fuld was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2004. He was an All Star two years later in the Florida State League. A year after that, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the Arizona Fall League. In the minors, as a result of his fearless defense, he was referred to as "a crash test dummy with a death wish", a "human wrecking ball act", a "wall magnet", and a "manager's dream and a trainer's worst nightmare."