Charles Steven Cox is a former first baseman

First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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Cox was chosen in the 5th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft

1992 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft.-Other notable players:*Raúl Ibáñez, 36th round, Seattle Mariners...

 by the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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. He played in their organization for six seasons without appearing in the major leagues. He was selected by the Devil Rays with the 46th pick in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft

1997 MLB Expansion Draft

The 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft was conducted by Major League Baseball on November 18, 1997 in the Phoenix Civic Center to stock the major league rosters of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks, new major league expansion franchises that were set to start play in the...

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Cox was first called up to the major leagues on Friday, September 17, .

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