About Daryle Ward
Daryle Lamar Ward is an American former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2008 for the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs. He is the son of former major leaguer Gary Ward. Daryle Ward is currently the Hitting Coach for the Louisville Bats in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Ward played better in 2004, and the Pirates re-signed him for 2005 as their part-time first baseman. Ward hit a two-run double in the first, an RBI triple in the fourth, golfed a three-run homer in the fifth and singled in the ninth. Ward joined his father, Gary, to become the first father-son combination in major league history to hit for the cycle. He won the 1999 AAA Home Run Derby in his home stadium of Zephyr Field in New Orleans.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.