Robbie Widlansky

Robbie Widlansky (born November 6, 1984, in Coral Springs, Florida) is an American baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round (339 overall) in the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft, forgoing his final year of eligibility in college baseball at Florida Atlantic University.
High school and college
Widlansky played high school baseball at J. P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, FL. He was honored both his junior and senior season as the "Broward County Coaches 6A Player of the Year." He also was named All-County (Broward) and All-State (Florida) twice in his high school career.
After graduating, he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2003 MLB First-Year Player Draft (34th round), but decided to decline and attend Florida Atlantic University.
In his college career, Widlansky saw playing time immediately as a freshman at third base, and ended up playing in 48 games throughout the season. Highlights of his collegiate career include: an Atlantic Sun Conference Championship his freshman year, started all 60 of FAU's games his sophomore year, a Sun Belt Conference batting title his senior season (.430 average), and Sun Belt Player of the Year, All-American honors and First-Team All-Conference honors his senior season. His .430 average in 2007 broke the school's single-season record.
Professional career
Widlansky was drafted in the 11th round (339 overall) in the 2007 MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles. He was assigned to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York-Penn League as a left fielder. While on the Ironbirds, Widlansky broke the Ironbirds' record for most RBIs in a single month (July 2008). Widlansky was chosen by fans to be on the American League roster of the 2008 New York-Penn League All-Star Game. On August 20, 2008, Widlansky was promoted to Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds.
On May 19, 2009, he was promoted to the class A advanced Frederick Keys. After being promoted, Widlanksy averaged .431 in the first half of the season and received the honor of being named the Offensive Player of the Week three times as well being named the Player of the Month for the month of August. Widlansky finished with a .340 batting average to claim the Carolina League batting title. After receiving the batting title, Widlansky was named the 27 top prospect for the Baltimore Orioles.

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