Royce Clayton

Royce Clayton
Royce Clayton
	Clayton with the St. Louis Cardinals
	Shortstop
	Born: January 2, 1970 (age 54); Burbank, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 20, 1991, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 2007, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.258
Home runs	110
Runs batted in	723
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (1991–1995); St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1998); Texas Rangers (1998–2000); Chicago White Sox (2001–2002); Milwaukee Brewers (2003); Colorado Rockies (2004); Arizona Diamondbacks (2005); Washington Nationals (2006); Cincinnati Reds (2006); Toronto Blue Jays (2007); Boston Red Sox (2007);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1997);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
World Junior Baseball Championship

Royce Spencer Clayton (born January 2, 1970) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and Boston Red Sox between 1991 and 2007.

As an amateur, Clayton played baseball at St. Bernard High School and for the United States national under-18 baseball team. The Giants selected him in the first round of the 1988 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 1991. The Giants traded Clayton to the Cardinals, where he succeeded his childhood idol, Ozzie Smith, as their starting shortstop and made the All-Star Game in 1997. Traded to Texas in 1998, Clayton signed a free agent contract to stay with the Rangers during the offseason. From 2001 to 2007, he played for Chicago, Milwaukee, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, Cincinnati, Toronto, and Boston.

After his playing career, Clayton appeared in the film Moneyball and pursued various business ventures. He has been the head varsity baseball coach at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California, since 2016.