| Dan Gladden | |
|---|---|
 Gladden in 1987 | |
| Left fielder / Center fielder | |
| Born: July 7, 1957 San Jose, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1983, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1993, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 74 |
| Runs batted in | 446 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Runs batted in | 37 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Clinton Daniel Gladden III (born July 7, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player and current radio broadcaster. An outfielder, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (1983–1986), Minnesota Twins (1987–1991), and Detroit Tigers (1992–1993) before playing a final season in Japan in 1994 with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Gladden was the starting left fielder on the Twins' two World Series Championship teams in 1987 and 1991. He was one of seven Twins players to be part of both the 1987 and 1991 championship teams, the other six being Randy Bush, Greg Gagne, Kent Hrbek, Gene Larkin, Al Newman, and Kirby Puckett. He also won a Japan Series championship with the Yomiuri Giants during his only season in Japan.